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sub-state

sub-state is the alternative form of substate.

Meaning of substate

Noun

substate (plural substates)

  1. A subdivision of a state.
  2. A lower or a subsidiary state.
  3. A subdivision of a state of existence.

Forms of sub-state

pluralsub-states

Questions about sub-state

What is sub-state the alternative form of?
Sub-state is the alternative form of substate.

Words near sub-state in the dictionary

  1. sub-sovereign
  2. sub-sovereigns
  3. sub-specialties
  4. sub-specialty
  5. sub-standard
  6. sub-state
  7. sub-states
  8. sub-station
  9. sub-stations
  10. sub-sub-sub-subbasement
  11. sub-sub-subbasement

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