🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Estado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: esˈtaðo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
State/steɪt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #600 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El jefe de estado dio un discurso."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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

The word 'state' originates from the Latin 'status', meaning 'condition' or 'position'. It evolved through Old French 'estat' in the 14th century, reflecting a sense of stability or standing in society, which has shifted to encompass various meanings in modern English, including political and physical conditions.

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