state

(noun)

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

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• Along with the governors of several eastern and midwestern states (Night of the Living Dead)
• seem to indicate a general spreading from the extreme southeastern and states north and west. (Night of the Living Dead)
• Well, there's this state law about only pumping out 80 barrels a day. (The Last Time I Saw Paris)
• Well, true, she was frightened, and in a state of shock. (Plan 9 from Outer Space)
• The police in every state have tried to find the source of his money, but no dice. (The Strange Love of Martha Ivers)
• as I, the public prosecutor demanded that the state take the life of a man (The Strange Love of Martha Ivers)