statehood

1. (countable, uncountable)The property of being a state, an autonomous subdivision of a federal country.

   Alaska didn't attain statehood until 1959, when it became the 49th state of the United States.

   Staatlichkeit

   госуда́рственностьgosudárstvennostʹ

   держа́вністьderžávnistʹ

2. (countable, uncountable)The condition of being a country.

1. Total independence is necessary for statehood.

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2. The US doesn't recognize Taiwan's statehood.

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3. Scotland should get its independence and let England apply for US statehood.

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4. At the same time the people of Azerbaijan have the most ancient traditions of statehood.

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5. The Azerbaijani people who restored their independence in the late 20th century have ancient statehood history.

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