state - noun

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

the way something is with respect to its main attributes

the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state

a politically organized body of people under a single government

(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

a state of depression or agitation

the territory occupied by a nation

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

state - verb

• express in words
• put before
• indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

state - thesaurus

commonwealth   country   dos   express   land   nation   posit   province   say   submit   tell