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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Staatsangehörigkeit

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃtaːtsˌaŋəˈhɔʏʁɪçkaɪt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Statehood/ˈsteɪt.hʊd/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das neue Gebiet erhielt den Status eines Staates, nachdem es die erforderlichen Anforderungen erfüllt hatte."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The condition of being a recognized independent nation or state.

    "The new territory was granted statehood after meeting the necessary requirements."
  2. 2

    The status of being a member of a federation or union of states.

    "The debate over statehood for the district has been ongoing for decades."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English 'stāt' (ultimately from Latin 'status', condition or standing) combined with the Germanic suffix '-hōd' (denoting condition, state, or quality). The term crystallized in American political discourse during the 18th and 19th centuries to denote the formal recognition of a territory as an independent state within a federal union.

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