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☆ state·hood (stāt′ho̵od′)

noun

  1. the condition or status of being a state
  2. the condition or status of being a state of the U.S.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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