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osavaltio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • state noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.

Senses

osavaltio is used for these senses in English:

  • federal state A nonsovereign state that is part of a federation, especially part of Germany or Austria.
  • free state (grammar) A noun form in Afroasiatic languages contrasting with the construct state by the noun not being dependent (more commonly called absolute state, or indeterminate state if the specific language contrasts a determinate state with the construct state).
  • several states (legal) The states of the United States, collectively.
  • statal (dated) Pertaining to a State of the American Union, in contrast to the federal government.
  • state A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.

state — full definition

  1. noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.
  2. noun A country, or a self-governing political division within a larger country (such as one of the fifty American states).
  3. verb To say or write something clearly and directly.

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