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states

noun · verb · States proper noun
STAYTS/steɪts/

5 meanings of states

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of state. Use it for more than one state.

    Water can be found in three states: solid, liquid and gas.

    Texas and Alaska are the two biggest states in the US.

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  2. 2
    verb
    The form of state used after he, she or it, as in she states.

    The sign states that dogs must stay on a leash.

    She clearly states her name at the start of every call.

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  3. 3
    proper noun · Statescolloquialabbreviationellipsis
    Short for United States. People use it in casual talk, often from outside the country.

    My cousin moved to the States to study.

    We took a trip to the States last summer.

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  4. 4
    proper noun · StateshistoricalUS
    The parts of the US made up of full states, not territories.

    Her father left Alaska to find work in the States.

    The structure will house the United States Army signal corps office which maintains radio and cable communication between Alaska and the States
    1935, “Ketchikan, Alaska, to Get New Federal Building”, in Christian Science MonitorHere, the States means the parts of the US made up of full states.
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Less common meaning

  1. 5
    proper noun
    The parliament of Guernsey or of Jersey, in the Channel Islands.

states is a form of state

state, noun: One of the smaller regions that make up a country like the United States, keeping some of its own power. Full entry

Forms
statestates plural
Spelling
state → states: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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