(US) An annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population, usually held in late summer or early fall.

(intransitive) Of a deceased official, such as a head of state, to be placed in a state building to allow the public to pay their respects, often followed by a state funeral.

(Canada, derogatory) The United States.

A sovereign state that is a federation. / A non-sovereign state that is part of a federation, especially part of Germany or Austria.

An unofficial nickname for the state of Kentucky in the United States of America.

An unofficial nickname for the state of Kentucky in the United States of America.

A deep state of hypnosis or mesmerism.

plural of Esdaile state

A country in North America, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and including Alaska, Hawaii, and several territories.

(historical) A former province of South Africa (1910–1994), now the province of Free State. / (historical) A former independent Boer republic in southern Africa (1854–1902).