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stat

state (country) /ˈstat/

noun#347 most common

Also: country, nation

Example sentences

România este un stat european.
Romania is a European state.
Acesta este un stat mic.
This is a small state.
Statul plătește pensiile pentru pensionari.
The state pays pensions for retirees.
Fiecare stat membru al Uniunii Europene are propriile legi.
Each member state of the European Union has its own laws.
Instituțiile statului trebuie să funcționeze independent de partidele politice.
The institutions of the state must function independently of political parties.
Suveranitatea unui stat poate fi limitată prin tratatele internaționale la care acesta aderă.
The sovereignty of a state can be limited by the international treaties it joins.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativestatstate
Genitivestatuluistatelor
Accusativestatstate
Vocativestatulestatelor

Word family

statalof or belonging to the state
statutstatute, status
de statstate-owned, state-run
interstatalbetween states, interstate

Etymology

Stat entered Romanian in the nineteenth century from French état and Italian stato, both of which descend from Latin status, a standing or condition. That Latin noun comes from the verb stare, to stand. Romanian also has its own native verb a sta, to stay or to stand, whose past participle is likewise stat, so the country/government sense and the participle share a form by coincidence of shared Latin ancestry.

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