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Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-tay
"Les États-Unis sont un pays composé de cinquante États."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory.
"The United States is composed of fifty individual states." - 2
A condition or situation at a particular time.
"The state of the economy is a major concern for policymakers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'state' originates from the Latin 'status', meaning 'condition' or 'position'. It evolved through Old French 'estat' in the medieval period, reflecting political and territorial concepts, leading to its modern usage in English to denote organized political entities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "States" is said worldwide
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États
Transliteration: e-tay
"Les États-Unis sont un pays composé de cinquante États."
Staaten
Transliteration: shtah-ten
"Die Vereinigten Staaten bestehen aus fünfzig Staaten."
Stati
Transliteration: stah-tee
"Gli Stati Uniti sono composti da cinquanta stati."
Estados
Transliteration: es-tah-dos
"Los Estados Unidos están compuestos por cincuenta estados."
Estados
Transliteration: es-tah-dos
"Os Estados Unidos são compostos por cinquenta estados."
राज्य
Transliteration: rajya
"संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका में पचास राज्य हैं।"
州
Transliteration: zhōu
"美国由五十个州组成。"
주
Transliteration: ju
"미국은 50개의 주로 구성되어 있습니다."
州
Transliteration: shū
"アメリカ合衆国は50の州から成り立っています。"
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