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Definition state in British English

state adjective

adjective
/steɪt/

Differences between British and American English: state

In the UK, the adjective state usually means paid for by the government: a state pension. In the US, state usually refers to the individual states of the United States, or to their governments, laws, taxes etc: the state fairstate income tax. In the UK and the US, state can also be a noun meaning a country or a national government: the member states of the EU.

Example

The president is about to start a three-day state visit to Norway.

Synonyms and related words
absolute absolutist autonomous
2

a state institution is one that is paid for and run by the government

Example

His only income is a modest state pension.

Example

All his children went to state schools.

Synonyms and related words
absolute absolutist autonomous
3

taking place in or relating to a region of a country that has its own government for some matters

Example

Five state elections will be held in March.

Synonyms and related words
absolute absolutist autonomous
Definition state in British English

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a (real) state (phrase) blue state (noun) buffer state (noun) city-state (noun) client state (noun) end state (noun) flyover state (noun) head of state (noun) in a fit state (phrase) in a state of collapse (phrase) in repair (phrase) in state (phrase) lie in state (phrase) minister of state (noun) nanny state (noun) nation state (noun) persistent vegetative state (noun) police state (noun) red state (noun) Secretary of State (noun) state (noun) state (verb) state (adjective) state attorney (noun) state benefit (noun) state line (noun) state of affairs (noun) state of emergency (noun) state of matter (noun) state of mind (phrase) state of play (noun) state school (noun) state secret (noun) state trooper (noun) state university (noun) state’s attorney (noun) state’s evidence (noun) state-of-the-art (adjective) steady state theory (noun) swing state (noun) the Foreign Office () the State Department () the State of the Union Address () the State Opening of Parliament () vassal state (noun) welfare state (noun)