STATEHOOD


Meaning of STATEHOOD in English

/ ˈsteɪthʊd; NAmE / noun [ U ]

1.

the fact of being an independent country and of having the rights and powers of a country

2.

the condition of being one of the states within a country such as the US or Australia :

West Virginia was granted statehood in 1863.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.