state within a state
A powerful entity that is only partially controlled by the government, especially one…A powerful entity that is only partially controlled by the government, especially one that is nominally governmental itself; a deep state.
» There are fifty states in the United States.
In den Vereinigten Staaten gibt es fünfzig Staaten. — Espi
В США пятьдесят штатов. — marafon
В Соединённых Штатах Америки пятьдесят штатов. — marafon
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1 sensesA powerful entity that is only partially controlled by the government, especially one that is nominally governmental itself; a deep state.
Examples
37 sentencesThere are fifty states in the United States.
ruВ США пятьдесят штатов. — marafon
deIn den Vereinigten Staaten gibt es fünfzig Staaten. — Espi
Tom knows the capital of each state in the United States.
ruТом знает столицы всех штатов Америки. — marafon
deTom kennt die Hauptstadt jedes Bundesstaates der Vereinigten Staaten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They're like a state within a state.
They are like a state within a state.
The state has to be a state for everyone.
Forms
plural: states within a state / states within states| Singular | state within a state |
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| Plural | states within a state / states within states |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.