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state

/steɪt/ /steɪt/
noun
  1. 1
    durum, hâlcountable

    The condition that someone or something is in at a particular time.

    • The state of the economy is improving slowly.
      Ekonominin durumu yavaş yavaş düzeliyor.
    • The house was in a terrible state when we bought it.
      Satın aldığımızda ev berbat bir hâldeydi.
  2. 2
    devlet, ülkecountable

    A country considered as a political community with its own government.

    • The European Union now has twenty-seven member states.
      Avrupa Birliği'nin artık yirmi yedi üye ülkesi var.
    • Many new states were formed in the twentieth century.
      Yirminci yüzyılda birçok yeni devlet kuruldu.
  3. 3
    devlet yönetimi, kamuuncountable

    The government of a country and the official organizations that it controls.

    • Education in Turkey is mostly paid for by the state.
      Türkiye'de eğitim masraflarını çoğunlukla devlet karşılıyor.
    • Some museums receive no money from the state.
      Bazı müzeler devletten hiç para almıyor.
  4. 4
    eyaletcountable

    One of the parts with its own government that some countries, such as the USA, are divided into.

    • California is the largest state in the USA by population.
      Kaliforniya, nüfus bakımından ABD'nin en büyük eyaletidir.
    • Each state has its own laws about driving.
      Her eyaletin araç kullanmayla ilgili kendi yasaları var.
  5. 5
    Amerika, ABDcountable Informal

    The United States of America, used in 'the States'.

    • My cousin has lived in the States for years.
      Kuzenim yıllardır Amerika'da yaşıyor.
    • Are you going back to the States this summer?
      Bu yaz ABD'ye dönüyor musun?
  6. 6
    telaş, perişanlıkcountable Informal

    A very nervous, worried or upset condition.

    • She was in a real state before her driving test.
      Ehliyet sınavından önce müthiş bir telaş içindeydi.
    • Don't get yourself into a state about it.
      Bunun için kendini perişan etme.
  7. 7
    (maddenin) hâlicountable

    The physical form of a substance: solid, liquid or gas.

    • Water exists in three states: solid, liquid and gas.
      Su üç hâlde bulunur: katı, sıvı ve gaz.
    • In its liquid state, this metal is extremely hot.
      Bu metal sıvı hâldeyken son derece sıcaktır.

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state of mindstate of affairsstate of emergencyin a bad statein a statestate of the arthead of statemember statethe welfare statethe United States

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