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states
English
Proper noun
the States
en informal chiefly outside of the US en United States.
en historical US Those parts of the United States comprising states rather than territories.
Ketchikan, Alaska, to Get New Federal Building November 7, 1935 The structure will house the United States Army signal corps office which maintains radio and cable communication between Alaska and the States
en Channel Islands The parliament of either of the two Channel Islands countries: the States of Guernsey or the States of Jersey.
en 1974 w:GB Edwards The Book of Ebenezer Le Page 43 2007 New York It wasn't until the Green Shutters was closed down by the States at the beginning of the First World War that the whores went into private business in Cornet Street.
en The Guernsey Press 28 Apr 2012 It has also led credence to the view of the outgoing chief minister that it is a handful of mischief-making existing deputies who are to blame for the perception that this States is already the worst ever.
Noun
en noun form
en State
See also
en state
Anagrams
en aesstt Testas satest tasset tastes testas
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt Esteites adapted borrowing
Etymology
pt :ubor en:States + 1
Pronunciation
steits,istêitis Steites
Proper noun
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pt colloquial United States
Quotations
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