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statehood

/ˈsteɪthʊd/

statehood noun: the property of being a state, an autonomous subdivision of a federal country.

Noun

statehood (countable and uncountable, plural statehoods)

  1. 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.
  2. The condition of being a country.
    • Medvedev cited these supposed “Western analysts” in order to propagate Russia’s colonial fantasy: envisioning Ukraine’s territory reduced to just the Kyiv region, while the remainder of Ukraine would be divided among Russia, Poland, Romania, and Hungary. Such a narrative recalls Putin’s February...2022 August 24, “Russia’s War on Ukraine: Six Months of Lies, Implemented”, in United States Department of State, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2022

statehood meaning in Malay and Indonesian

statehood in Malay

property of being a state
taraf negara

statehood in Indonesian

property of being a state
kehidupan bernegara

Examples of statehood in a sentence

  • By fulfilling the convention's requirements, micropatrias play with statehood and sovereignty.
  • Wallace felt the social hangover brought about by the recklessness of American occupation, warfare, and statehood.
  • "I find myself needing to go there to make sure they understand we are fighting for republichood, not statehood."

All 10 example sentences with statehood

Forms of statehood

pluralstatehoods

Origin of statehood

From state + -hood.

Words formed from statehood

Phrases with statehood

Questions about statehood

What does statehood mean?
Statehood means the property of being a state, an autonomous subdivision of a federal country.
What is statehood in Malay?
Statehood in Malay is taraf negara. See Statehood meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is statehood?
Statehood is a noun.
How do you pronounce statehood?
Statehood is pronounced /ˈsteɪthʊd/.
What is the plural of statehood?
The plural of statehood is statehoods.

Words near statehood in the dictionary

  1. statefulness
  2. statefunction
  3. statefunctions
  4. stategraph
  5. stategraphs
  6. statehood
  7. Statehood Day
  8. statehooder
  9. statehooders
  10. statehoods
  11. statehouse

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