n. 25B6; noun
the state of the economy : CONDITION, shape, situation, circumstances, position; predicament, plight.
(informal) don't get into a state : FLUSTER, frenzy, fever, fret, panic, state of agitation/anxiety; informal flap, tizzy, tiz-woz, dither, stew, sweat; N. Amer. informal twit.
(informal) your room is in a state : MESS, chaos, disorder, disarray, confusion, muddle, heap, shambles; clutter, untidiness, disorganization.
an autonomous state : COUNTRY, nation, land, sovereign state, nation state, kingdom, realm, power, republic, confederation, federation.
the country is divided into thirty-two states : PROVINCE, federal state, region, territory, canton, department, county, district; Brit. shire.
the power of the state : GOVERNMENT, parliament, administration, regime, authorities.
25B6; adjective a state visit to China : CEREMONIAL, official, formal, governmental, national, public.
unofficial, private, informal.