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state-owned

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Owned and controlled by and at a national level, and served as a resource of the sovereign country or city state through a central government or its agencies and institutions as the head and operator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 國有 /国有 (guóyǒu) — state-owned
  • Czech: státní — state-owned
  • Danish: statsejet — state-owned
  • Danish: statslig — state-owned
  • German: staatlich — state-owned
  • German: staatseigen — state-owned
  • Norwegian Bokmål: statseid — state-owned
  • Norwegian Bokmål: statlig — state-owned
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: statleg — state-owned
  • Polish: państwowy — state-owned
  • Spanish: estatal — state-owned
  • Spanish: realengo — state-owned
  • Swedish: statsägd — state-owned
  • Swedish: statlig — state-owned
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