Talk:state
Re: noun definition #2. I don't think it should be restricted to the US, as I believe there are other countries that are subdivided into "states". The Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) comes to mind. -- Ortonmc 02:23, 17 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Very well, I have revised it. -- Emperorbma 03:25, 17 Dec 2003 (UTC)
State also exists as an adjective, as in state archive (German staatlich, Staats-). Could this be added for completeness' sake? --137.248.81.154 07:25, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
- In English, almost any noun can be used to modify another noun. If it were an adjective, you would be able to say things like "
that archive is state". Even in German, "Staats-" is a noun. Chuck Entz (talk) 13:17, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
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RFV sense (bold): "A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States or Germany; (by extension, informal, US) any province." Julia ☺ ☆ 15:13, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
- cited Kiwima (talk) 02:05, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
- @Kiwima: I'm interpreting the "any province" sense as someone saying "the states of Switzerland" or "Ontario is the most populous state in Canada"; for me your cites don't really support this sense. Maybe the definition needs to be reworded. Julia ☺ ☆ 17:51, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
- Well, I certainly didn't find any evidence for that. I interpreted it to mean analogous to a province. Kiwima (talk) 22:40, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
RFV-resolved. I removed the offending by extension clause. Kiwima (talk) 21:45, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
Verb senses edit
We have: 1. declare to be a fact; 2. make known. Chambers 1908 has: "to set forth: to express the details of: to set down fully and formally: to narrate: to set in order: to settle." For once I think we're better. Equinox ◑ 18:14, 5 September 2019 (UTC)