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'''Category: State''' — in {{tag|Geography|geographical}} terms, a ''' | '''Category: State''' — in {{tag|Geography|geographical}} terms, a '''{{Cambridge-Dictionary|state}}''' (''{{Cambridge-Dictionary|noun}}''), or specifically a '''{{Wp|constituent state}}''' is a common term used to typically describe the primary or first major geographical and administrative sub-division of a {{tag|country}} or {{Wp|sovereign state}}. Commonly (though not exclusively) used in {{tag|English}}-speaking nations, the most well-known use of the term state is in the [[:Category:United States of America|United States of America]]; with [[:Category:India|India]] and [[:Category:Australia|Australia]] also being primary users of the term. | ||
In other [[:Category:Language|languages]] and | In other [[:Category:Language|languages]] and {{Cambridge-Dictionary|country|countries}}, similar names can be: ''{{Wp|oblast}}'' (in [[:Category:Russia|Russia]]), and ''{{Wp|länder}}'' (plural ''{{Wp|Bundesländer}}'', in [[:Category:German|Germanic]]; specifically in [[:Category:Germany|Germany]] and [[:Category:Austria|Austria]]). ''{{Wp|Canton (administrative division)|Canton}}'' (French origin, most commonly in [[:Category:Switzerland|Switzerland]], also some [[:Category:Spanish|Spanish]]-speaking countries), ''{{Wp|Department (administrative division)|department}}'' (French origin, and adopted by the Spanish), ''{{Wp|province}}'' (Roman origin, of the Roman Empire, [[:Category:Canada|Canada]]), ''{{Wp|prefecture}}'' (Latin origin, contemporaneous in [[:Category:Japan|Japan]], [[:Category:China|China]], and other countries), and ''{{Wp|territory}}'' (Australia and Canada) are other words describing the same. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:30, 12 July 2023
Category: State — in geographical terms, a state (noun), or specifically a constituent state is a common term used to typically describe the primary or first major geographical and administrative sub-division of a country or sovereign state. Commonly (though not exclusively) used in English-speaking nations, the most well-known use of the term state is in the United States of America; with India and Australia also being primary users of the term.
In other languages and countries, similar names can be: oblast (in Russia), and länder (plural Bundesländer, in Germanic; specifically in Germany and Austria). Canton (French origin, most commonly in Switzerland, also some Spanish-speaking countries), department (French origin, and adopted by the Spanish), province (Roman origin, of the Roman Empire, Canada), prefecture (Latin origin, contemporaneous in Japan, China, and other countries), and territory (Australia and Canada) are other words describing the same.
Subcategories
This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.