statehood.
The property of being a state, an autonomous subdivision of a federal country.
Meaning & usage
The property of being a state, an autonomous subdivision of a federal country.
Alaska didn't attain statehood until 1959, when it became the 49th state of the United States.
The condition of being a country.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English statehood From state + -hood.
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