Phrase guide

member state

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sovereign state which is a member of an international organisation or some kind of confederation of other such states.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Coordinate term: observer state
  • As of 1st January 2007 the European Union will have 27 member states.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: member country

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَوْلَة عُضْو (dawla ʕuḍw) — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Arabic: دَوْلَة عِضْو (dawla ʕiḍw) — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Bulgarian: държа́ва-чле́нка (dǎržáva-člénka) — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Catalan: estat membre — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 成員國 /成员国 (chéngyuánguó) — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Czech: členský stát — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Dutch: lidstaat — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Estonian: liikmesriik — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Finnish: jäsenvaltio — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Finnish: jäsenmaa — state that is a member of a confederation
  • French: État membre — state that is a member of a confederation
  • German: Mitgliedsstaat — state that is a member of a confederation
  • German: Mitgliedsland — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Greek: κράτος μέλος (krátos mélos) — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Gujarati: સભ્યદેશ (sabhyadeś) — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Hungarian: tagország — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Hungarian: tagállam — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Irish: ballstát — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Italian: stato membro — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Japanese: 加盟国 (kameikoku) — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Korean: 회원국 (hoewon'guk) — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Korean: 가맹국 (gamaengguk) — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Latvian: dalībvalsts — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Lithuanian: valstybė narė — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Macedonian: земја членка (zemja členka) — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: medlemsland — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: medlemsstat — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: medlemsland — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: medlemsstat — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Polish: państwo członkowskie — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Portuguese: Estado-membro — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Romanian: stat membru — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Russian: госуда́рство-член (gosudárstvo-člen) — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Russian: госуда́рство-уча́стник (gosudárstvo-učástnik) — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Slovene: država članica — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Spanish: estado miembro — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Swedish: medlemsland — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Swedish: medlemsstat — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Thai: รัฐสมาชิก (rát-sà-maa-chík) — state that is a member of a confederation
  • Ukrainian: держа́ва-член (deržáva-člen) — state that is a member of a confederation