plural of State

(informal, chiefly outside of the US) Short for United States. / (historical, US) Those parts of the United States comprising states rather than territories.

plural of state

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of state

A current governing polity. / (often with definite article) The current governing polity under which the speaker lives.

State University, as the shortened form of any public university name.

Expressed in a statement; uttered or written. / Settled; established; fixed. / Recurring at a regular time; not occasional.

simple past tense and past participle of state

Of people: worthy of respect; dignified, regal. / Of movement: deliberate, unhurried; dignified. / Grand, impressive, imposing.

In a stately manner.