the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; his state is in the deep south

[ Syn: province ]

the way something is with respect to its main attributes; the current state of knowledge; his state of health; in a weak financial state'

the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; the state has lowered its income tax'

a politically organized body of people under a single government; the state has elected a new president; African nations; students who had come to the nations capitol; the countrys largest manufacturer; an industrialized land

[ Syn: nation , country , land , commonwealth , res publica , body politic ]

(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); the solid state of water is called ice

[ Syn: state of matter ]

a state of depression or agitation; he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him'

the territory occupied by a nation; he returned to the land of his birth; he visited several European countries

[ Syn: country , land ]

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; the Department of State was created in 1789

[ Syn: department of state , united states department of state , state department , state , dos ]

express in words; He said that he wanted to marry her; tell me what is bothering you; state your opinion; state your name

[ Syn: say , tell ]

put before; I submit to you that the accused is guilty

[ Syn: submit , put forward , posit ]

indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; Can you express this distance in kilometers?

[ Syn: express ]