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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
state/steɪt/

▶noun

1 the condition of someone or something.
■ a physical condition as regards internal or molecular form or structure.

■ (a state) informal an agitated, disorderly, or dirty condition.

2 a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.
■ an organized political community or area forming part of a federal republic.

■ (the States) the US.

3 the civil government of a country.
■ (the States) the legislative body in Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney.

4 pomp and ceremony associated with monarchy or government.

5 an impression taken from an etched or engraved plate at a particular stage.
■ a particular printed version of the first edition of a book.

▶verb

1 express definitely or clearly in speech or writing.
■ chiefly Law specify the facts of (a case) for consideration.

2 Music present or introduce (a theme or melody) in a composition.

– phrases
state of affairs (or things) a situation.
state-of-the-art incorporating the newest ideas and most up-to-date features.
state of emergency a situation of national danger or disaster in which a government suspends normal constitutional procedures.
state of grace a state of being free from sin.
state of life (in religious contexts) a person's occupation or status.
the state of play Brit. the score at a particular time in a cricket or football match.

■ the current situation.

– derivatives
statable (also stateable) adjective,
statehood noun.

– origin ME: partly a shortening of estate, partly from L. status (see status).

'state' also found in these Oxford entries:

a- - abeyance - absence - absorption - abstract - abstraction - abundance - -acity - acquaintance - active - actuality - actus reus - -acy - affection - affirm - affliction - aflutter - -age - agency - Agent General - agreement - Alabaman - Alaskan - alert - alienation - all - alliance - ally - alterity - altricial - ambassador - amusement - anabiosis - anarchy - -ance - anchorage - -ancy - angst - animation - anon - -ant - apportionment - Arizonan - Arkansan - arsy-versy - articulation - asleep - Assamese - assert - assisted place

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