A government-funded school, paid for by taxes.

(physics) A set of values (state variables) that together constitute a complete specification of the thermodynamic properties of a system.

The official nickname for the state of Nebraska in the United States of America.

plural of flyover state

(US, mildly derogatory) Any state of the United States that is often passed over by intercoastal / transcontinental flights, rather than being a popular destination. (the Gulf coast, Great Plains, Appalachia, Rocky Mountain states)

A political entity (a state) associated with a particular civilization.

plural of island state

plural of state flower

(economics) Ownership of an industry by the people or the state; nationalisation.

plural of excited state