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10 Language-to-English DictionariesÉtats
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-tay
"Les États-Unis sont un pays composé de cinquante États."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory.
"The United States is composed of fifty individual states." - 2
A condition or situation at a particular time.
"The state of the economy is a major concern for policymakers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'states' originates from the Latin 'status', meaning 'condition' or 'position'. It evolved through Old French 'estat' in the Middle Ages, which referred to a political entity or community, leading to its modern usage in English to denote political divisions or territories.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "States" is said worldwide
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États
Transliteration: e-tay
"Les États-Unis sont un pays composé de cinquante États."
Staaten
Transliteration: shtah-ten
"Die Vereinigten Staaten bestehen aus fünfzig Staaten."
Stati
Transliteration: stah-tee
"Gli Stati Uniti sono composti da cinquanta stati."
Estados
Transliteration: es-tah-dos
"Los Estados Unidos están compuestos por cincuenta estados."
Estados
Transliteration: es-tah-dos
"Os Estados Unidos são compostos por cinquenta estados."
राज्य
Transliteration: rajya
"संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका में पचास राज्य हैं।"
州
Transliteration: zhōu
"美国由五十个州组成。"
주
Transliteration: ju
"미국은 50개의 주로 구성되어 있습니다."
州
Transliteration: shū
"アメリカ合衆国は50の州から成り立っています。"
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