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Statehood

//ˈsteɪthʊd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being a state, an autonomous subdivision of a federal country. countable, uncountable

    "Alaska didn't attain statehood until 1959, when it became the 49th state of the United States."

  2. 2
    The condition of being a country. countable, uncountable

    "Medvedev cited these supposed “Western analysts” in order to propagate Russia’s colonial fantasy: envisioning Ukraine’s territory reduced to just the Kyiv region, while the remainder of Ukraine would be divided among Russia, Poland, Romania, and Hungary. Such a narrative recalls Putin’s February 2022 speech questioning Ukraine’s statehood and accompanies intensifying Russian calls to expand its “special military operation” to realize its imperial map."

Etymology

From state + -hood.

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