state; province
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
"his state is in the deep south"
Type of:
administrative district; administrative division; territorial division
Types:
commonwealth
eparchy
American state
Italian region
Canadian province
Australian state
Soviet Socialist Republic
Parts:
country; state; land
Part of:
country; state; land
country; state; land
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