definition of
state

[1] #1 state n. [province] the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south". wn

[2] #2 state v. [say, tell] express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name". wn

[3] #3 state n. the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state". wn

[4] #4 state n. the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax". wn

[5] #5 state n. [nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic] a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land". wn