/steɪt/
Translation
A country, or a part of a large country that has its own government.
Word origin
From Latin status, meaning a way of standing or a condition, from the verb stare, to stand.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- status
Grammar
Examples
California America.
"State" means a part of a country with its own government.
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Here "state" means the government of the country.
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"States" is the plural, meaning more than one state.
A state can mean a whole country or a part of a large country, like California or Texas, that has its own government. It can also mean the government of a place itself.
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