noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈsteɪthʊd/
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CMU ARPABET:S T EY1 T HH UH2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The property of being a state, an autonomous subdivision of a federal country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Alaska didn't attain statehood until 1959, when it became the 49th state of the United States.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The condition of being a country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh2-tu-s ~ *sth2-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English statehood From state + -hood.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
պետականություն
(petakanutʻyun)
— property of being a state
Azerbaijani:
dövlətçilik
— property of being a state
Catalan:
condició d'estat
— property of being a state
Czech:
státnost
— property of being a state
Czech:
suverenita
— property of being a state
Finnish:
osavaltioasema
— property of being a state
Finnish:
osavaltion asema
— property of being a state
Finnish:
valtion asema
— property of being a state
German:
Staatlichkeit
— property of being a state
Hungarian:
államiság
— property of being a state
Indonesian:
kehidupan bernegara
— property of being a state
Macedonian:
др́жавност
(dŕžavnost)
— property of being a state
Malay:
taraf negara
— property of being a state
Polish:
państwowość
— property of being a state
Portuguese:
estadualidade
— property of being a state
Russian:
госуда́рственность
(gosudárstvennostʹ)
— property of being a state
Spanish:
condición de estado
— property of being a state
Spanish:
estadidad
— property of being a state
Ukrainian:
держа́вність
(deržávnistʹ)
— property of being a state