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