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state Definition
(n)
the
group
of
people
comprising
the
government
of
a
sovereign
state
; "
the
state
has
lowered
its
income
tax
"
(n)
the
territory
occupied
by
one
of
the
constituent
administrative
districts
of
a
nation
; "
his
state
is
in
the
deep
south
"
(n)
a
politically
organized
body
of
people
under
a
single
government
; "
the
state
has
elected
a
new
president
"; "
African
nations
"; "
students
who
had
come
to
the
nation
''
s
capitol
"; "
the
country
''
s
largest
manufacturer
"; "
an
industrialized
land
"
(n)
the
way
something
is
with
respect
to
its
main
attributes
; "
the
current
state
of
knowledge
"; "
his
state
of
health
"; "
in
a
weak
financial
state
"
(n)
the
federal
department
in
the
UnitedStates
that
sets
and
maintains
foreign
policies
; "
the
Department
of
State
was
created
in
1789
"
(n)
the
territory
occupied
by
a
nation
; "
he
returned
to
the
land
of
his
birth
"; "
he
visited
several
European
countries
"
(n)
a
state
of
depression
or
agitation
; "
he
was
in
such
a
state
you
just
couldn
''
t
reason
with
him
"
(n) (
chemistry
)
the
three
traditional
states
of
matter
are
solids
(
fixed
shape
and
volume
)
and
liquids
(
fixed
volume
and
shaped
by
the
container
)
and
gases
(
filling
the
container
); "
the
solid
state
of
water
is
called
ice
"
(v)
express
in
words
; "
He
said
that
he
wanted
to
marry
her
"; "
tell
me
what
is
bothering
you
"; "
state
your
opinion
"; "
state
your
name
"
(v)
put
before
; "
I
submit
to
you
that
the
accused
is
guilty
"
(v)
indicate
through
a
symbol
,
formula
,
etc
.; "
Can
you
express
this
distance
in
kilometers
?"
state Synonyms
body politic
commonwealth
country
Department of State
DoS
express
land
nation
posit
province
put forward
res publica
say
state
State Department
state of matter
submit
tell
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