federal state

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federal state

noun federal states

  1. A sovereign state that is a federation. Near-synonyms: federation (usually synonymous); see also Thesaurus:federal country

    Similar: federation, federal country, federal state · Opposite: unitary state, confederation

  2. A nonsovereign state that is part of a federation, especially part of Germany or Austria. Ceará is one of the federal states of Brazil and is located in the semi-arid northeast.

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noun sovereign state that is a federation

中文聯邦國家 /联邦国家 liánbāng guójiā
FrançaisÉtat fédéral
DeutschBundesstaat
Русскийфедерати́вное госуда́рство federatívnoje gosudárstvo
العربيةدَوْلَةٌ اِتِّحَادِيَّة dawlatun ittiḥādiyya

noun non-sovereign state that is part of a federation

Españolestado federado
한국어연방주 yeonbangju
日本語連邦州 renpōshū
中文聯邦州 /联邦州 liánbāngzhōu
हिन्दीसंघबद्ध राज्य saṅghbaddh rājya
FrançaisÉtat fédéré, land
DeutschBundesland
Русскийфедера́льный штат federálʹnyj štat
العربيةوِلَايَةٌ اِتِّحَادِيَّة wilāyatun ittiḥādiyya

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@misc{federal_state_2026,
  title = {federal state},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/federal%20state},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}