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10 Language-to-English DictionariesÉtat
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-ta
"La France est un État souverain."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.
"The head of state addressed the nation regarding the economic reforms." - 2
The particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.
"Water can exist in a solid, liquid, or gas state."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word status, meaning 'standing', 'position', or 'condition', stemming from the verb stare ('to stand'). During the Middle English period, it entered via Old French estat, eventually broadening to denote both a person's condition and a sovereign political entity by the 16th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "State" is said worldwide
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État
Transliteration: e-ta
"La France est un État souverain."
Staat
Transliteration: ʃtaːt
"Der Staat fördert die Bildung."
Stato
Transliteration: ˈstaːto
"Lo Stato garantisce i diritti dei cittadini."
Estado
Transliteration: esˈtaðo
"El jefe de estado dio un discurso."
Estado
Transliteration: iʃˈtadu
"O estado atual da economia é estável."
राज्य
Transliteration: rajya
"यह एक बड़ा राज्य है।"
国家
Transliteration: guó jiā
"这是一个发展中的国家。"
국가
Transliteration: guk-ga
"대한민국은 민주주의 국가입니다."
国家
Transliteration: kokka
"国家の主権を守る。"
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