## Meanings
1. The condition that someone or something is in at a particular time.
2. A country with its own government.
3. One of the regions that together make up a country such as the USA.
4. The government and its institutions.
5. One of the forms that matter takes, such as solid, liquid, or gas.

## Examples
- The house was in a terrible state after the party.
- The leaders of several states met to discuss trade.
- Texas is the second largest state in the country.
- The railways are owned by the state.
- Ice is the solid state of water.

## Synonyms
- communicate
- condition
- position
- scenario
- shape
- situation
- status

## Derived Forms
- all-state
- civilization-state
- ethno-state
- in-state
- narco-state
- nation-state
- non-state
- out-of-state
- pro-state
- pseudo-state
- pseudostate
- re-state

## Related Forms
- crown

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *steh₂-
- Root: stat
- Root: estat
- Root: stātus

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state From Middle English stat (as a noun); adopted c. 1200 from both Old French estat and Latin stātus (“manner of standing, attitude, position, carriage, manner, dress, apparel; and other senses”), from stāre (“to stand”). Doublet of estate and status. The sense of "polity" develops in the 14th century. Compare French être, Greek στέω (stéo), Italian stare, Portuguese estar, Romanian sta, and Spanish estar. The verb is first attested around the beginning of the 1…

## AI Etymology
State is from Middle English stat (as a noun); adopted c. 1200 from both Old French estat and Latin stātus (“manner of standing, attitude, position, carriage, manner, dress, apparel; and other senses”), from stāre (“to stand”). Doublet of estate and status. The sense of "polity" develops in the 14th century. Compare French être, Greek στέω (stéo), Italian stare, Portuguese estar, Romanian sta, and Spanish estar. In present-day use, it can mean the condition that someone or something is in at a particular time, or a country with its own government.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Materials & Substances

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