Englishfor English speakers
similar
Adjective
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If two things are similar, they are almost the same, or the same in many, but not all, ways.
Canadian English is similar to American English, but there are some small differences in pronunciation, and spelling.
My sister and I have very similar ideas.
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If two shapes are similar, they have the same shape, but might be different sizes.
These two triangles are similar because they have the same angles, but they are not congruent because one is bigger than the other.
States
properNoun
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(historical, US) Those parts of the United States comprising states rather than territories.
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(Channel Islands) The parliament of either of the two Channel Islands countries: the States of Guernsey or the States of Jersey.