states
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
An inflected form of state · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,901 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,421 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation also: province his state is in the deep south
- the way something is with respect to its main attributes the current state of knowledgehis state of health
- 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 also: nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic the state has elected a new presidentAfrican nations
- (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) also: state of matter the solid state of water is called ice
- a state of depression or agitation he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him
states in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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By various statutes in England and the United States, other offences are made piracy.
The pirates own book · Charles Ellms · Chapter 1
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Does he mean the crime which the statutes of the civilized states describe as such?
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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But the United States of the World, which came into being in 2067, definitely warned them away.
Brigands of the Moon · Ray Cummings · Chapter 1
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There are bad masters in the Southern States just as there are bad landlords in every European country.
With Lee in Virginia · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Before returning to Illinois Lincoln travelled through several of the New England States, making speeches in a number of the larger towns.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1