(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

plural of state

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of state

(computing) That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state. / (obsolete) Full of state; stately.

The state or condition of being stateful.

plural of stating

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

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

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