Staat
Meaning
- (masculine,mixed) country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory)
- (masculine,mixed) state/government, authorities (the entire political and administrative system of such an entity)
- (archaic,masculine,mixed) entourage of a sovereign or prince
- (dated,masculine,mixed) stateliness; that which gives the effect of it; fine appearance in clothing and ménage
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃtaːt/
Etymology
From Middle Low German stāt, from Middle Dutch staet, probably via Old French estat from Latin status. The semantic development was influenced by cognate modern French état. Doublet of Status.
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Sentences
Der württembergische Staat ging jedoch alsbald gegen den Landesausschuss und seine Mitglieder vor .
However, the Wuerttemberg state immediately took action against the state committee and its members.
