State
nounproper nountop 1 000 in film dialogue
A political entity that regulates society and the population within a definite territory.
noun
- 1
A political entity that regulates society and the population within a definite territory.
- 2
The current governing political entity in which the speaker lives.
Etymology
Capitalization of state.
proper noun
- 1
State University, as the shortened form of a public university name.
State begins fouling and UCLA misses a couple of front-end free throws on one-and-ones.
The Pack’s average seed in the mountain of NCAA tourney predictions out there is 10, and even the most optimistic takes on State’s situation have the team as an eight-seed.
Forms
- plural
- States
stasis · A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a…stat · Immediately; now.state · A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given…
State · A political entity that regulates society and the population within a definite territory.
stated · Expressed in a statement; uttered or written.statement · A declaration or remark.Staten · A surname.