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  • n  the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
    his state is in the deep south
  • n  the way something is with respect to its main attributes
    the current state of knowledge
    his state of health
    in a weak financial state
  • n  the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
    the state has lowered its income tax
  • n  a politically organized body of people under a single government
    the state has elected a new president
  • n  (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
  • n  a state of depression or agitation
    he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him
  • n  the territory occupied by a nation
  • n  the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
  • v  express in words
    state your opinion
    state your name
  • v  put before
  • v  indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

  • A state-by-state look at the results, as voters across the country make their presidential choices on Super Tuesday.
  • The state of Michigan is looking to save money any way it can, and some political leaders have suggested essentially privatizing the state's flagship university.
  • Alcohol Consumption By State A look at the percent of state populations consuming alcohol.
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  • Mitch McConnell in The Hindu
    Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell said Byrd "combined a devotion to the US Constitution with a deep learning of history to defend the interests of his state and the traditions of the Senate."
  • David Johnston in Montreal Gazette
    As the representative of the queen of Canada, who is our country's head of state, I pledge to be a stalwart defender of our Canadian heritage, of Canadian institutions and of the Canadian people,he said.
  • Condoleezza Rice in Stuff.co.nz
    We have to be very careful, as we are trying to move toward the establishment of a Palestinian state, (about) actions and statements that erode confidence,Rice said. "This is a very delicate time."

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