State
Pronunciations
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steɪt
Noun
A political entity that regulates society and the population within a definite territory.
The current governing political entity in which the speaker lives.
Usage- often
- with-definite-article
Proper noun
State University, as the shortened form of a public university name.
- Related words
- Examples
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State begins fouling and UCLA misses a couple of front-end free throws on one-and-ones.
More examples (1)
The Pack’s average seed in the mountain of NCAA tourney predictions out there is 10, and even the most optimistic takes on State’s situation have the team as an eight-seed.
Noun
the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
- Broader terms
- Examples
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the Department of State was created in 1789
Word forms
States