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• the baltic states
• european union member states
• the states of victoria and western australia
• the hurricane swept across the southern states of the us.

state

1. a country considered as an organized political community controlled by one government
• SEE ALSO chief of state
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chief-of-state
• the Baltic States
• European Union member states

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• In 1949 China became a communist state.
• member states of the European Union
• rogue states that shelter terrorists
• Delegates from a number of Arab states attended the meeting.
• It has not yet been recognized as an independent sovereign state.
• Many Third World countries are one-party states of one type or another.
• The action was opposed by several UN member states.
• a newly independent state
• relations between the two states
2. an organized political community forming part of a country
• SEE ALSO Gulf States (2)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gulf-states#gulfstates_sng_2
• the states of Victoria and Western Australia
• The hurricane swept across the southern states of the US.
• Both candidates have been campaigning in key battleground states.
• She decided to return to her home state of Ohio.

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• A handful of states have introduced similar legislation.
• George W. Bush won the state of Florida.
• He roamed throughout the state.
• I was a correctional officer out of Utah state prison.
• It can be a felony to transport wine across state lines.
• Most states require all drivers to carry a minimum level of insurance.
• She was selected to represent the state of Texas at the conference.
• Thirty states have passed similar legislation.
• The legislation must work at both the federal and state levels.
• a farm tucked into the far north-west corner of the state
• opposition to the Civil War in Kansas and the other border states
• red states for Republicans
• The Murray River is the boundary between the states of Victoria and New South Wales.
• These data may have importance at the state or national level.
• There are threats of power cuts across the state.
• State legislatures around the country debated these labeling laws.
• State law requires directors to be elected by a majority.
• state budget cuts
3. the government of a country
• matters/affairs of state
• people who are financially dependent on the state
• a state-owned company
• They wish to limit the power of the State.

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• The president's wife is said to have a powerful hand in affairs of state.
• the separation of church and state
4. the mental, emotional or physical condition that a person or thing is in
• a confused mental state
• a confused state of mind
• anxieties about the state of the country’s economy
• The government has declared a state of emergency in the flooded regions.
• Given the current state of knowledge, it will take years to find a solution.
• A report condemned the state of prisoners' cells.
• water in a liquid state
• He was in a terrible state by the time he got home.
• She was in a state of shock.
• The building is in a bad state of repair (= needs to be repaired).
• He was in a state of permanent depression.
• You're not in a fit state to drive.
• Look at the state of you! You can't go out looking like that.

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• Babies can cry themselves into a state of frenzy.
• He goes into a trance-like state when he plays the guitar.
• He's concerned about his mother's state of health.
• He's not in a fit enough mental state to drive.
• His life seems to be in a constant state of chaos.
• Public speaking can produce a state of mind akin to panic.
• She continues to live in a state of denial.
• She managed to get the company's finances into a healthy state.
• She slipped into a state of unconsciousness.
• She uses music to create a particular emotional state.
• The brothers' refusal to work together had brought about this sad state of affairs.
• The country is in a perpetual state of anarchy.
• The driver was just sitting there in a state of shock.
• The education system is still in a state of flux following the recent reform.
• The house was in a poor state of repair when we bought it.
• The inspectors assess the physical state of schools and equipment.
• His teeth were in an appalling state.
• The soul continues to be reborn until it has reached a state of perfection.
• We were shocked at the run-down state of the hospital.
• You can either varnish the wood or leave it in its natural state.
• a drug that produces altered states of consciousness
• an advanced state of dehydration
• Look at the state of this room!
• The business is in a pretty good financial state.
• There are serious concerns about the current state of the economy.
• We would prefer to keep the garden in its natural state.
• What kind of state are the roads in?
• Distilled water is produced by condensing steam from boiled water back into its liquid state.
• I cannot afford it, given the present state of our finances.
• The 18th-century farmhouse is in a state of disrepair.
• This work is an artistic statement of all that I feel about the state of the world.
5. the formal ceremonies connected with high levels of government or with kings and queens
• SEE ALSO lying-in-state
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lying-in-state
• The president was driven in state through the streets.
6. the United States of America
• I've never been to the States.
7. to be/become excited or anxious
• She was in a real state about her exams.
• He made a mistake and got into a terrible state about it.
• Jane was in a terrible state after losing her job.
8. to be dirty or untidy
• What a state this place is in!
• How did the carpet get into that state?
9. (in the Roman Catholic Church) having been forgiven by God for the wrong or evil things you have done
• He died in a state of grace.
10. a situation
• This state of affairs can no longer be ignored.
11. the stage that has been reached in a process, etc. which has not yet been completed
• What is the current state of play in the peace talks?
12. the score in a sports match, especially in cricket

Word Origin

• Middle English (as a noun): partly a shortening of estate, partly from Latin status ‘manner of standing, condition’, from stare ‘to stand’. The current verb senses date from the mid 17th cent.