Synonyms for State (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 ((chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)):
state of matter
WordNet sense 2 (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation):
province
WordNet sense 3 (the territory occupied by a nation):
country, land
WordNet sense 4 (a politically organized body of people under a single government):
commonwealth, nation, body politic, res publica
WordNet sense 5 (the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies):
DoS, Department of State, State Department, United States Department of State
WordNet sense 6 (indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.):
express
WordNet sense 7 (express in words):
say, tell
WordNet sense 8 (put before):
posit, submit, put forward
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