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state meaning in Norwegian

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failed state (type of state)
noun

mislykket statnoun
{m}

Federated States of Micronesia (official name of Micronesia)
proper noun

(Bokmål) Mikronesiaføderasjonenproper noun

(Nynorsk) Mikronesiaføderasjonenproper noun

head of state (the chief public representative of a nation)
noun
[UK: hed əv steɪt]
[US: ˈhed əv ˈsteɪt]

(Bokmål) statsoverhodenoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) statsoverhovudnoun
{n}

housing estate [housing estates] (group of buildings)
noun
[UK: ˈhaʊz.ɪŋ ɪ.ˈsteɪt]
[US: ˈhaʊz.ɪŋ ə.ˈsteɪt]

(Bokmål) boligfeltnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) bustadfeltnoun
{n}

island state (state consisting of one or more islands)
noun
[UK: ˈaɪ.lənd steɪt]
[US: ˈaɪ.lənd ˈsteɪt]

(Bokmål) øystatnoun

(Nynorsk) øystatnoun

member state (state that is a member of a confederation)
noun
[UK: ˈmem.bə(r) steɪt]
[US: ˈmem.bər ˈsteɪt]

(Bokmål) medlemslandnoun
{n}, medlemSStat {m}

(Nynorsk) medlemslandnoun
{n}, medlemSStat {m}

mission statement (declaration of the purpose of an organization)
noun

formålsparagrafnoun

nation-state [nation-states] (nation state or nation-state)
noun
[UK: ˈneɪʃ.n̩ steɪt]
[US: ˈneɪʃ.n̩ ˈsteɪt]

(Bokmål) nasjonalstatnoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) nasjonalstatnoun
{m}

Plurinational State of Bolivia (official name of Bolivia)
proper noun

(Bokmål) Den flernasjonale staten Boliviaproper noun
{m}, Den flernaSjonale Stat Bolivia {m}

(Nynorsk) Den fleirnasjonale staten Boliviaproper noun
{m}

police state [police states] (nation whose government controls people by police)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈliːs steɪt]
[US: pə.ˈliːs ˈsteɪt]

(Bokmål) politistatnoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) politistatnoun
{m}

prostate [prostates] (prostate gland)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒst.eɪt]
[US: ˈprɑːst.eɪt]

(Bokmål) prostatanoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) prostatanoun
{m}

puppet state (state)
noun

marionettstatnoun
{m}, lydrike {n}

real estate (property that cannot easily be moved)
noun
[UK: rɪəl ɪ.ˈsteɪt]
[US: riː.l̩ ə.ˈsteɪt]

(Bokmål) fast eiendomnoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) fast eigedomnoun
{m}

reinstate [reinstated, reinstating, reinstates] (to restore to a former position or rank)
verb
[UK: ˌriːɪn.ˈsteɪt]
[US: ˌri.ˌɪn.ˈsteɪt]

(Bokmål) gjeninnsetteverb

sea state noun

(Bokmål) sjøgangnoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) sjøgangnoun
{m}

Secretary of State (any of several senior government positions)
noun
[UK: ˈse.krə.tə.ri əv steɪt]
[US: ˈse.krə.te.ri əv ˈsteɪt]

(Bokmål) (in US) utenriksministernoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) (in US) utanriksministernoun
{m}

something is rotten in the state of Denmark (Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right")
phrase
[UK: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪz ˈrɒt.n̩ ɪn ðə steɪt əv ˈden.mɑːk]
[US: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˈɪz ˈrɑːt.n̩ ɪn ðə ˈsteɪt əv ˈden.ˌmɑːrk]

det er noe råttent i kongeriket Danmarkphrase

swing state (a state which may vote Democratic or Republican)
noun

(Bokmål) vippestatnoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) vippestatnoun
{m}

United States (the United States, see also: USA)
proper noun
[UK: ju.ˈnaɪt.ɪd steɪts]
[US: ju.ˈnaɪt.əd ˈsteɪts]

(Bokmål) De forente staterproper noun
{m-Pl}, De forente Stater {m-Pl}

(Nynorsk) Sambandsstataneproper noun
{m-Pl}

United States of America (a country in North America)
proper noun
[UK: ju.ˈnaɪt.ɪd steɪts əv ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ə]
[US: ju.ˈnaɪt.əd ˈsteɪts əv ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ə]

(Bokmål) Amerikas forente staterproper noun
{m-Pl}, De forente Stater {m-Pl}, Amerika {n}

(Nynorsk) Dei amerikanske Sambandsstataneproper noun
{m-Pl}

welfare state [welfare states] (country in which such a system operates)
noun
[UK: ˈwel.feə(r) steɪt]
[US: ˈwel.ˌfer ˈsteɪt]

velferdsstatnoun

welfare state [welfare states] (social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens)
noun
[UK: ˈwel.feə(r) steɪt]
[US: ˈwel.ˌfer ˈsteɪt]

(Bokmål) velferdsstatnoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) velferdsstatnoun
{m}

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