(sciences) Any of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.

(government, politics) A political entity (a state) associated with a particular cultural entity (a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.

A political entity whose political status is less than that of a fully sovereign nation-state, as with the former Congo Free State and the former Irish Free State.

Any change of a substance from one physical state (solid, liquid or gas) to another

(physics) Having or relating to the physical properties of solid materials, especially electromagnetic, thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solids.

plural of state capital

An unusually difficult or dangerous situation in which a government gives itself special powers or suspends normal legal procedures so as to regain control.

A state or nation acting outside of the accepted international norms and policies.

A sovereign state which is a member of an international organisation or some kind of confederation of other such states.

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