州 /zhōu/ meaning in English

Chinese	English
州 /zhōu/ noun	oblast [oblasts](region or province) noun [UK: ˈɑː.blæst] [US: ˈɑː.blæst] state [states](a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy) noun [UK: steɪt] [US: ˈsteɪt]
区 /qū/; 州 /zhōu/ noun	region [regions](an administrative subdivision) noun [UK: ˈriː.dʒən] [US: ˈriː.dʒən]

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州 /zhōu/ noun

oblast [oblasts](region or province)
noun
[UK: ˈɑː.blæst] [US: ˈɑː.blæst]

state [states](a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy)
noun
[UK: steɪt] [US: ˈsteɪt]

区 /qū/; 州 /zhōu/ noun

region [regions](an administrative subdivision)
noun
[UK: ˈriː.dʒən] [US: ˈriː.dʒən]

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