Vocabulary

state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); county (e.g. of the UK); region (e.g. of Italy); canton; oblast

noun n-suf
N3 freq #1

Example sentences

He was born in Ohio.

The governor set the prisoners free.

The governor took the money out of a slush fund.

Our teachers say ours is the best school in the state, and in a way, it is.

The United States is composed of 50 states.

There are fifty states in the United States.

Ned comes from the state of Utah.

The statesman comes from Arizona.