Meaning

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

noun the way something is with respect to its main attributes

noun the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state

originEtymology 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…

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