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Staat.

country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ʃtaːt/
  1. country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory)

    masculine · mixed
  2. state/government, authorities (the entire political and administrative system of such an entity)

    masculine · mixed
  3. entourage of a sovereign or prince

    archaic · masculine · mixed
  4. stateliness; that which gives the effect of it; fine appearance in clothing and ménage

    dated · masculine · mixed
    Sonntagsstaat
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German stāt, from Middle Dutch staet, probably via Old French estat from Latin status. The semantic development was influenced by cognate modern French état. Doublet of Status and Etat.

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