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state
Noun
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A state is a condition or a situation.
I am worried about her. She is in a constant state of depression.
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Any sovereign nation (nation that rules itself) is a state.
The United States is a country with many sovereign nations united with each other.
state
Verb
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To state something is to say it as a fact.
He stated that he hasn't slept in 2 days.
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To state something is to let it be known.
Please state your name and place of business.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
Vatican
Proper noun
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Vatican is short for Vatican City, a country in Europe, located in Rome, Italy where the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church is the absolute monarch.
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Vatican is the official residence of the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church inside the Vatican City.
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Vatican is the Pope's government in the Vatican City.
The Global Christian Forum unites Christian groups through a Vatican council.ref. Date 2012 Publication information Mar 7, 2012 Title Ecumenical group affirms relationship with Vatican Author Cain, Kim Source The Christian Century/ref
city
Noun
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A city is large area where many people live and work, larger than a town.
Tokyo and New York are two of the world's largest cities.
There's too much crime in the inner city.
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The city is the government that has power over a city.
A city usually builds roads and parks, and keeps them in good shape.
The city has its offices in a building called a city hall.
The mayor asked city council to reduce taxes.
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The city is the people who live in the city.
The city is afraid of the change.