Statehood

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

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

“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.”

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