state hood
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state (steɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the condition of a person, thing, etc, with regard to main attributes |
| 2. | the structure, form, or constitution of something: a solid state |
| 3. | any mode of existence |
| 4. | position in life or society; estate |
| 5. | ceremonious style, as befitting wealth or dignity: to live in state |
| 6. | a sovereign political power or community |
| 7. | the territory occupied by such a community |
| 8. | the sphere of power in such a community: affairs of state |
| 9. | (often capital) one of a number of areas or communities having their own governments and forming a federation under a sovereign government, as in the US |
| 10. | (often capital) the body politic of a particular sovereign power, esp as contrasted with a rival authority such as the Church |
| 11. | obsolete a class or order; estate |
| 12. | informal a nervous, upset, or excited condition (esp in the phrase in a state) |
| 13. | lie in state (of a body) to be placed on public view before burial |
| 14. | state of affairs a situation; present circumstances or condition |
| 15. | state of play the current situation |
| —modifier | |
| 16. | controlled or financed by a state: state university |
| 17. | of, relating to, or concerning the State: State trial |
| 18. | involving ceremony or concerned with a ceremonious occasion: state visit |
| —vb | |
| 19. | to articulate in words; utter |
| 20. | to declare formally or publicly: to state one's innocence |
| 21. | to resolve |
| [C13: from Old French estat, from Latin status a standing, from stāre to stand] | |
| 'statable | |
| —adj | |
| 'stateable | |
| —adj | |
| 'statehood | |
| —n | |
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