staat — meaning in English
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English meaning
- nation noun A large group of people who share a common history, culture, language, or identity, often but not always tied to a specific country.
- shape noun The outline or form of something, defined by its outer edges or surface.
- state noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.
Senses
staat is used for these senses in English:
- nation (international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.
- shape The status or condition of something
- state (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.
- up to Within the responsibility of, to be attributed to the sphere of influence of, having someone or something as authoritative in.
nation — full definition
- noun A large group of people who share a common history, culture, language, or identity, often but not always tied to a specific country.
- noun A country, especially as a political and territorial unit.
shape — full definition
- noun The outline or form of something, defined by its outer edges or surface.
- noun The general condition or state of something, especially physical fitness.
- verb To give something a particular form, or to influence how it develops.