state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes
Example:- the current state of knowledge
province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
Example:- his state is in the deep south
country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation
Example:- he returned to the land of his birth
state - the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
Example:- the state has lowered its income tax
Department of State, DoS, State, State Department, United States Department of State - the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
Example:- the Department of State was created in 1789
state - a state of depression or agitation
Example:- he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him
body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state - a politically organized body of people under a single government
Example:- the state has elected a new president
state, state of matter - (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)
Example:- the solid state of water is called ice
posit, put forward, state, submit - put before
Example:- I submit to you that the accused is guilty
express, state - indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
Example:- Can you express this distance in kilometers?
say, state, tell - express in words
Example:- He said that he wanted to marry her