STATE
What does "STATE" mean?
The condition of something, or an organized political community under one government.
Meanings
- The particular condition that someone or something is in at a time. The house was in a terrible state after the party.
- A nation or territory organized as a political community under one government. The state guarantees free education to its citizens.
- A constituent administrative region of a federal country. Texas is the second-largest state in the U.S.
- To express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing. Please state your name for the record.
- Ceremonial pomp and dignity, especially of a ruler. The queen arrived in state. formal
Did you know?
- A 'nation-state' and your emotional 'state of mind' descend from the same Latin word 'status' (a standing or condition) - the body politic and the body's mood were once described in identical terms.
Word origin
From Latin 'status', meaning a condition, position, or standing, from 'stare', to stand; entered English via Old French 'estat'.
Remember it
STATE comes from STA-, to stand: a state is how things stand right now, or the standing of a government.
A little poem
It signs the law, it draws the border line,
yet 'state' first meant the way a thing now stands-
a mood, a moment, balanced on a spine.
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Wordplay
- My friend from out of town asked what state I was in. I said 'mild panic,' but he wanted the one with a capital.
What it teaches
Every nation and every mood is a 'state': both are just how things happen to stand for now.
Quick facts
What does STATE mean?
The condition of something, or an organized political community under one government.
Is STATE a valid word?
Yes — STATE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is STATE?
STATE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does STATE come from?
From Latin 'status', meaning a condition, position, or standing, from 'stare', to stand; entered English via Old French 'estat'.
What can STATE teach us?
Every nation and every mood is a 'state': both are just how things happen to stand for now.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.