states

[US]/steit/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. areas within a country with their own government; a sovereign political entity;
vt. express opinions or facts; declare.

Phrases & Collocations

United States

states of America

member states

sovereign states

warring states

warring states period

states of mind

density of states

baltic states

united states army

united states navy

states of matter

Example Sentences

the littoral states of the Indian Ocean.

the princely states of India.

states marginal to Canada.

the senior states men

the states of Eastern Europe.

the union of states to form a country

one of the 50 states in the United States of America

The states formed the Trucial States Council in 1960.

United States seismologist

the task of diplomacy was to help different states to coexist.

East European states in hock to Western bankers.

the states retain a large measure of independence.

all the riparian states must sign an agreement.

women in various states of undress.

the United States B-Garden

the 48 contiguous states of the Union.

The United States borders on Canada.

Real-world Examples

It still only allows potatoes from selected US states.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

Delaware may be one of the smallest U.S. states.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation December 2014

The Apollo surely embodies a higher state of civilisation.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

The Indian medical association has declared a state of medical emergency.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

There are no pure states of mankind.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

The ten other slave states soon follow.

Source: America The Story of Us

And gives the states a block grant to fund medicaid as they see fit.

Source: Little Jiung Tonight Show last week

There are two U.S. states that border eight others.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2021 Collection

Hey, look, Phoebe. I laid out the states geographically.

Source: Friends Season 7

Four U.S. states have declared states of emergency and it's all because of Hurricane Matthew.

Source: CNN Selects October 2016 Collection

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