🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

de dois Estados

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dʒi dojʃ iʃˈtadus

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Two-state/ˈtuː.steɪt/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A solução de dois Estados é defendida pela ONU."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Involving or proposing the creation of two separate, independent political states or nations as a solution to a territorial or ethnic conflict.

    "International diplomats continue to advocate for a two-state solution to resolve the long-standing Middle East conflict."
  2. 2

    Characterized by having or operating in precisely two distinct conditions, phases, or modes.

    "The electronic switch operates on a simple two-state logic system."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in English as a compound adjective combining the cardinal number 'two' (from Old English 'twā') and 'state' (derived from Latin 'status', meaning a condition or politically organized community). Emerging prominently in the late 20th century, it became widely established in geopolitical terminology, particularly regarding diplomatic solutions for regional conflicts such as the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

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