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state

 
 
/steɪt/ noun

Translation

CONDITION [C] the condition that something or someone is in
durum, vaziyet, hâl
the state of the economy The building is in a terrible state.1745
in/into a state informal very upset or nervous
sinirli, endişeli, canı sıkkın
Ben was in a real state before the exam.568984
PART OF COUNTRY [C] ( also State) one of the parts that some countries such as the US are divided into
eyalet
Washington State Alaska is the largest state in the US.654657233
COUNTRY [C] a country
devlet, ülke
a union of European states654657
the state the government of a country
hükümet, devlet
financial help from the state654676
state visit/occasion, etc an important visit/occasion, etc involving the leader of a government
devlet ziyareti, resmî ziyaret; devletler arası görüşmeler/ilişkiler
676
the States the United States of America
Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
→ See also police state → See also welfare state656
(Definition of state noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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