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81 dictatorship
1) (the authority of a dictator: His dictatorship is threatened by the terrorists.) diktatur2) (a state ruled by a dictator: That country is a dictatorship now.) diktatursubst. \/dɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp\/diktatur -
82 discomfort
1) (the state of being uncomfortable; pain: Her broken leg caused her great discomfort.) ubehag; smerte2) (something that causes lack of comfort: the discomforts of living in a tent.) ubehag, besværlighet; smerteubehagIsubst. \/dɪˈskʌmfət\/1) ubehag, mistrivsel2) besvær, ubekvemhet• can you imagine the discomforts endured by travellers in former times?feel discomfort at something føle ubehag ved noeIIverb \/dɪˈskʌmfət\/1) forårsake\/volde ubehag, volde besvær, bry2) uroe, gjøre motløs -
83 disgust
1. verb(to cause feelings of dislike or sickness in: The smell of that soup disgusts me; She was disgusted by your behaviour.) avsky, vemmes, forarge(s)2. noun(the state or feeling of being disgusted: She left the room in disgust.) avsky, vemmelse, forargelse- disgustinglyavskyIsubst. \/dɪsˈɡʌst\/1) avsky, avsmak, motvilje2) kvalme, motbydelighet, vemmelse3) harme, ergrelsedisgust at something avsky for\/mot noedisgust with somebody avsky for noenin disgust med harme, i avskymuch to my disgust til min forferdelseIIverb \/dɪsˈɡʌst\/1) vekke avsky, vekke avsmak hos, frastøte2) opprøredisgusted at\/by something være rystet\/opprørt over noedisgusted with somebody rystet over noen -
84 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) ned, nedover, nede2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) på bakken, ned3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) (gå) i arv4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) (gå) ned(over)5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ned til, nede2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nede2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ned(over), ned gjennom, ned langs3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) (ned) langs3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) helle i seg- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) komplett, fullkommen- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dun- downie®- downydun--------ned--------nedeIsubst. \/daʊn\/( også botanikk) dun, fnokk, fnuggdown quilt dunteppeIIsubst. \/daʊn\/1) høydedrag2) ( gammeldags) sanddyneIIIsubst. \/daʊn\/(amer. fotball) down, forsøkIVsubst. \/daʊn\/nedgang, nedturhave a down on ( hverdagslig) ha et horn i siden tilVverb \/daʊn\/1) slå ned, felle, skyte ned2) beseire3) helle i seg, tømme4) slenge fra seg, legge fra segdown tools legge ned arbeidet, streikeVIadj. \/daʊn\/1) nedover, utfor, synkende2) ( i kryssord) loddrett3) ( i forhold til storby) utgående, bort fra, sør for4) ( i ulike betydninger) nede, nedfor5) ( kortspill) bet, minus, tapt• after an hour of poker I was £50 downvære nedrullet, være rullet nedbrukt opp, utbrent( om vind e.l.) ha lagt seg ( om oversvømmet elv e.l.) ha gått tilbake være slått, være beseiretbe down on one's luck ha motgang, være nedebe down on somebody hakke på noen, være etter noendown in spirits nedstemtdown in\/into the country ute på landetdown in the mouth ( hverdagslig) henge med nebbet, være nedslått, være molefonken, være slukøretVIIadv. \/daʊn\/1) ned2) ovenfra3) kontant• he paid £50 down4) nedskrevet, notert5) oppført på foredragslisten• is he (put) down on the list?6) bort, ned, i fra seg7) ned, over ende, til bakken8) igjen, til, fast9) av, overbe down for være beregnet for, ha i ventedet er meningen at han skal gjøre\/få jobben, han er satt på jobbencalm down roe seg, bli rolig, legge seg, stilnedown from helt siden, helt fradown to helt frem tildown to the last detail ned til (den) minste detaljdown under forklaring: til eller i Australia eller New Zealanddown with ned med• down with the tyrant!down you go! ned med deg!get something down være skikkelig god på noe, være skikkelig flink til noe, svelge noehave something down ha\/få noe nedskrevet, ha\/få noe oppført, ha\/få noe notertnote down eller write down skrive opp, notere, føre oppsend down ( universitet) relegere, utvisewear down slite ut, slite nedVIIIprep. \/daʊn\/1) ned, nedover2) utfor3) ned i4) ( om beliggenhet nærmere havet) nedover5) ned gjennom6) (der) borte i7) (lenger) nede i, langs med, langs etterhun gikk nedover\/bortover gatendown (the) wind med vinden -
85 emergency
i'mə:‹ənsiplural - emergencies; noun(an unexpected, especially dangerous happening or situation: Call the doctor - it's an emergency; You must save some money for emergencies; ( also adjective) an emergency exit.) krisesituasjon, nødstilfellenødstilfellesubst. \/ɪˈmɜːdʒ(ə)nsɪ\/1) kritisk situasjon, krise, krisesituasjon, nødssituasjon2) uventet hendelse, uforutsett begivenhet, nødstilfelle3) krise-, nød-, nøds-, reserve-against\/for an emergency i tilfelle kriseemergency landing nødlandingbe equal to\/rise to the emergency være situasjonen voksenin an emergency i nødstilfelle, i nødsfall, når det virkelig gjelderin case of emergency i nødstilfelle, i nødsfallproclaim a state of emergency erklære unntakstilstand -
86 fascination
1) (the act of fascinating or state of being fascinated: the look of fascination on the children's faces.) fortryllelse, trollbinding2) (the power of fascinating or something that has this: Old books have/hold a fascination for him.) dragende makt, hypnotisk virkningsubst. \/ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n\/1) fascinasjon, betagelse, fortryllelse, tiltrekning2) hypnotisk virkning, tryllebindingin fascination eller with fascination henført, fascinert -
87 Fascism
'fæʃizəm(a nationalistic and anti-Communist system of government like that of Italy 1922-43, where all aspects of society are controlled by the state and all criticism or opposition is suppressed.) fascisme- fascistsubst. \/ˈfæʃɪ(zə)m\/, \/ˈfæsɪ(zə)m\/fascisme -
88 fatherhood
noun (the state or condition of being a father: Now that the children are older I am enjoying fatherhood.) farskapfarskapsubst. \/ˈfɑːħəhʊd\/farskap -
89 FBI
( abbreviation) (Federal Bureau of Investigation; the federal police department that has authority to investigate crimes in every state in the USA.) den amerikanske etterretningstjenesten\/ˌefbiːˈaɪ\/forkortelse for Federal Bureau of Investigation (i USA) og Federation of British Industries -
90 heal
hi:l((often with up) (especially of cuts, wounds etc) to make or become healthy; to (cause to) return to a normal state or condition: That scratch will heal (up) in a couple of days; this ointment will soon heal your cuts.) helbrede, kurere, lege- healerkurere--------legeverb \/hiːl\/1) hele, helbrede, lege2) gro, leges3) rense4) gjenopprette, reparere, bilegge -
91 inertia
- ʃiənoun (the state of being inert: It was difficult to overcome the feeling of inertia that the wine and heat had brought on.) slapphet, uvirksomhetsubst. \/ɪˈnɜːʃɪə\/1) ( om person eller dyr) sløvhet, slapphet, inaktivitet, apati2) (fysikk, om legeme) treghet -
92 interruption
- ʃən1) (the act of interrupting or state of being interrupted: His failure to complete the job was due to constant interruption.) avbrytelse, forstyrring2) (something that interrupts: I get too many interruptions in my work.) forstyrrelsepause--------stanssubst. \/ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃ(ə)n\/1) avbrytelse, (forstyrrende) avbrudd2) opphold, pauseinterruption of sentence ( jus) soningsavbrudd -
93 knock
nok 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) banke (på), knakke2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) slå3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) slå, banke opp4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) løpe/renne på, slå imot2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) bank(ing), slag, dunk2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) banking•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked upbanke--------dunkeIsubst. \/nɒk\/1) slag2) smell, støt, dunk3) ( på dør) banking, knakking4) ( i motor) banking, hugging5) (hverdagslig, cricket) inneperiode, omgang, innings6) ( hverdagslig) negativ kritikk7) (britisk, slang) forklaring: en byder som samarbeider med andre under en auksjon for så å videreselge varene og dele fortjenesten8) (britisk, slang) skinnauksjon, forklaring: auksjon hvor flere bydere samarbeider9) (britisk, slang) forklaring: salg av varer som nylig er anskaffet rimelig på auksjontake a\/the knock få en knekk, bli ruinertIIverb \/nɒk\/1) slå, dunke, denge, hamre, dundre2) ( også overført) forklaring: sette noe i bevegelse ved å slå3) ( på dør) banke på, knakke4) ( hverdagslig) kritisere, rakke ned på5) (britisk, slang) forbløffe, imponere, slå an hos6) ( om motor) dunke, slå, hugge7) støte sammen, kollidere med8) ( vulgært) knulleknock about\/around mishandle, slå, behandle stygt (også overført) ( hverdagslig) flakke omkring, streife omkring, drive dank( hverdagslig) leve et spennende omflakkende livhan har opplevd mye rart \/ han har levd livetknock about with someone vanke sammen med noen, henge sammen med noenknock against støte mot, slå mot, kollidere med møte på, støte på, treffe påknock along with ( hverdagslig) komme overens medknock at banke på, knakke påknock back ( hverdagslig) hive i seg, sluke, spise eller drikke fort(britisk, hverdagslig) koste (en person) et visst beløp(austr., newzealandsk, slang) nekte, avvise, avslå bringe ut av fatningknock down ( om person) slå ned, slå i gulvet ( om ting) slå overende, rive overende (om maskin, møbel e.l.) demontere for transport ( om bygning) rive ned ( på auksjon) selge, klubbe(hverdagslig, om pris) senke, slå av påjeg fikk henne til å gå ned 5%(amer., slang) begå underslag (særlig fra arbeidsgiver)(austr., newzealandsk) bruke (en sjekk e.l.) fritt (amer., slang) tjene, ha i inntektknocked up utmattet, fullstendig utslittknock in slå inn, slå iknock it off! slutt med det, gi deg(amer., slang, særlig om jobb) slutte (med), ta kveldenkvitte seg med, få unna, få fra hånden ( hverdagslig) smelle sammen, lage på stående fot( slang) stjele, knabbe ( slang) gjøre innbrudd i ( slang) drepe, myrde (britisk, slang, vulgært, nedsettende) knulle, pule (en kvinne)knock on slå mot( rugby) forklaring: føre (ballen) med hånden eller armen mot motstanderens mållinjeknock one's head against a brick wall ( overført) stange hodet mot veggen, støte på vanskeligheterknock on the head forklaring: svimeslå eller drepe noen ved slag i hodet (britisk, hverdagslig, overført) sette en stopper for, torpedereslutte medknock out ( om tobakkspipe) tømme, banke ut av ( boksing) slå knockout på, slå bevisstløs slå, beseire, sette ut av spill ( overført) lamslå, forbløffe ( hverdagslig) smelle sammen, smøre sammenfå unna, kvitte seg med (amer., hverdagslig) slite ut, utmatte ødelegge (austr., newzealandsk, slang) tjene, få utbetaltknock out a living livnære seg, klare segknock over slå overende, rive overende overrumple, oppskake, overvelde ( slang) gjøre innbrudd iknock somebody cold slå noen bevisstløs slå noen med undringknock somebody flat slå noen i bakkenknock somebody into the middle of next week slå noen gul og blå, slå noen veggimellomknock somebody off their feet slå bena vekk under noenknock somebody's head off ( overført) slå inn skallen på noenknock somebody's heads together tvinge noen til å forlikesknock something into shape få fasong på noe, gjøre noe presentabelt, få skikk på noeknock the bar off ( sport) rive bommenknock the bottom out of slå bunnen ut av, slå hull påknock together smelle sammen, smøre sammen slå mot hverandreknock to pieces ( også overført) slå i småbiterknock under to somebody bøye seg for noen, underkaste seg noenknock up ( hverdagslig) flikke sammen, smøre sammen, smelle sammen, improvisere(britisk, hverdagslig) jage opp, vekke (ved å banke på døren) slå oppover bli sliten, bli syk, bli dårlig gjøre sliten, gjøre syk, gjøre dårlig ( cricket) ta poeng ( om ting) ødelegge, slå i stykker ( om person) skade (amer., slang) kjøre på tjukken, sette barn på, gjøre gravid (britisk, i ballspill) trene, varme opp før en kampknock up against ( hverdagslig) støte på, treffe på, møte -
94 low
I 1. ləu adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) lav; grunn2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) lav(mælt), svak, dempet3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) dyp4) (small: a low price.) lav5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) svak6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) lav2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) lavt- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.) lavteknologisk- be low on II ləu verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) rautelav--------simpel--------ussel--------ynkeligIsubst. \/ləʊ\/brøl, rautIIsubst. \/ləʊ\/1) lavmål, lavpunkt, bunn2) ( finans) bunnotering3) ( meteorologi) lavtrykk, lavtrykksområde4) (motorteknikk, hverdagslig) førstegir, lavgirIIIverb \/ləʊ\/raute, brøleIVadj. \/ləʊ\/1) lav, lavt nede, lavtliggende, nedre, nederst2) dyp3) ( om vannstand) lav, lav-• low tide4) (skolevesen, om karakterer) dårlig5) ( om kvinners klesdrakt) utringet, dyp6) (geografi, om breddegrad) nær ekvator7) (fonetikk, om vokal) åpen8) liten, ringe, ubetydelig, uanselig, lav, lavere9) lav-, lav, under gjennomsnittlig11) lav, laverestående, mindreverdig, dårlig12) nesten slutt, nesten tomt14) (musikk, om toner) dyp, lav16) simpel, tarvelig, vulgær, gemen, dårlig19) ( om oppfatning) lav, ikke høy, dårligat low tide ved lavvannhigh and low høyt og lavtlow celebration ( religion) nattverdsgang uten musikkthe lowest of the low de dårligst stilte (i samfunnet)Vadv. \/ləʊ\/1) lavt, dypt, lavmælt, stille, svakt• bow low• burn low• low (down) on\/in the list2) billig, til lav pris• buy low3) knaptas low as ned til, helt ned til -
95 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) skjebne2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) hell (og lykke), flaks•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck!flaks--------hell--------lykkeIsubst. \/lʌk\/1) lykke, flaks, hell, tur2) slump, skjebne, sjanseany luck? lykkes det?, ga det noe resultat?as luck would have it tilfeldigvis, skjebnen ville at• as luck would have it, I was therebad\/tough\/rotten\/hard luck (hverdagslig, ofte i utbrudd) uflaks, motgang• what bad luck!be in luck eller be in luck's way ha flaks, ha hellet med seg, være heldigbe out of luck ha uflaks, være uheldigby luck på slump, tilfeldigvisfor luck for å bringe lykkegood luck flaks, fremgang, medgang ( som utbrudd) lykke tilhalf your luck! heldiggrisenhere's luck! skål!, skål og lykke til!ill luck uflaks, uhelljust one's luck ( spøkefullt) typisk... flaks, dette skjer alltid med...luck of the draw et sjansespill, flaksena matter of luck et sjansespill, et spørsmål om flaks eller uflaks, et spørsmål om tilfeldigheterthe more's someone's luck så heldig for...no such luck! ( hverdagslig) makan til uflaks!så vel er det ikke!one's luck is in man er heldig, man har flaksone's luck is out man er uheldig, man har uflaksa piece of luck et lykketreff, fantastisk flakspush\/crowd one's luck ( hverdagslig) utfordre skjebnen spille høytride one's luck ikke ta sjanserrun of bad luck stadig uflaks, stadig motgangthe devil's own luck eller the luck of the devil kjempeflaks, griseflakstry one's luck prøve lykken, prøve seg påwith any luck eller with a bit of luck med litt flaks, hvis man er heldigworse luck dessverre• I didn't get the job, worse luckIIverb \/lʌk\/ (amer., hverdagslig)bare i uttrykkluck out (amer.) ha flaks, lykkes -
96 motion
'məuʃən 1. noun1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) bevegelse2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) tegn, vink3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) forslag; resolusjon2. verb(to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) gjøre tegn (til)- motion picture
- in motionbevegelse--------forslagIsubst. \/ˈməʊʃ(ə)n\/1) bevegelse, gest, tegn, vink2) forslag, erklæring, resolusjon3) ( jus) andragende, begjæring4) mekanisme, drivverk5) ( medisin) avføring6) ( militærvesen) (gevær)grepin motion i bevegelse, i ganggo through the motions ( hverdagslig) late som om man gjør noe, simulere ( hverdagslig) gjøre noe på ren rutine, gjøre noe for syns skyldmake a motion to eller make motions to gjøre tegn tilmotion of the hand håndbevegelse, gest( medisin) avføring, ekskrementer(time and) motion studies arbeidsstudierpass a motion ha avføringput\/set in motion sette i gang, mobiliseresubmit\/make a motion legge frem et forslagIIverb \/ˈməʊʃ(ə)n\/gjøre tegn til, vinke til -
97 occupation
1) (a person's job or work.) yrke, stilling, beskjeftigelse2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) ervervelse av eiendom, overtakelse3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) okkupasjon, besettelsearbeid--------jobb--------okkupasjon--------yrkesubst. \/ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ(ə)n\/1) arbeid, yrke• state your name and occupation, please2) sysselsetting, syssel, beskjeftigelse3) ( militærvesen) okkupasjon, besettelse4) ( jus) tilegnelse, besittelse, ervervelse5) innflyttingchoose one's occupation velge yrkegainful occupation arbeid man tjener penger på, inntektsgivende arbeidbe in somebody's occupation være i noens besittelsetake military occupation of okkupere, besette -
98 offence
1) ((any cause of) anger, displeasure, hurt feelings etc: That rubbish dump is an offence to the eye.) forargelse, krenkelse2) (a crime: The police charged him with several offences.) forseelse, lovovertredelsekrenkelsesubst. \/əˈfens\/ eller offense1) ( jus) forseelse, rettsbrudd, rettskrenkelse, straffbar handling, lovovertredelse, forbrytelse2) ( overført) brudd, synd3) forargelse, harme, vrede, sinne4) fornærmelse, krenkelse5) ( militærvesen) angrep, offensiv6) ( sport) angrep7) ( bibelsk) forargelsecatch in the offence gripe på fersk gjerningcommit an offence ( jus) bryte lovencriminal offence ( jus) forbrytelsegive\/cause offence (to) vekke anstøt (hos), støte, vekke forargelse (hos)no offence (was meant)! det var ikke ille ment!, ta det ikke ille opp!offence against property ( jus) forbrytelse mot formuesrettigheter, vinningsforbrytelseoffences against public order ( jus) forbrytelser mot den alminnelige ro og ordenoffence against the person ( jus) forbrytelse mot person, legemsbeskadigelse, legemsfornærmelseoffences against the state ( jus) forbrytelser mot statens sikkerhetposture of offence angrepsstillingpunishable offence ( jus) straffbar handlingtake offence ta ille opptake offence at ta anstøt av, finne noe støtende, bli fornærmet overwar of offence angrepskrig (det at en stat går til væpnet angrep på en annen stat)weapons of offence angrepsvåpen -
99 partition
pə'tiʃən 1. noun1) (something that divides, eg a light, often temporary, wall between rooms: The office was divided in two by a wooden partition.) skille(vegg)2) (the act of dividing; the state of being divided: the partition of India.) deling, skille2. verb(to divide: They partitioned the room (off) with a curtain.) dele opp/av/fradelingIsubst. \/pɑːˈtɪʃ(ə)n\/, \/pəˈtɪʃ(ə)n\/1) deling, oppdeling, inndeling2) del, andel (om aksjer e.l.)3) (avdelt) rom4) skillevegg (også overført eller botanikk), mellomvegg, skillemur5) ( jus) skifte6) ( musikk) partitur7) ( EDB) partisjonIIverb \/pɑːˈtɪʃ(ə)n\/, \/pəˈtɪʃ(ə)n\/1) dele, dele opp2) skille (at)partition off dele av, skille fra, avdele -
100 pine
I noun1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) furu(tre)2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; ( also adjective) a pine table.) furu(-)II verb1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) sykne hen; vansmekte2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) lengte sårtfuru--------furutre--------vansmekteIsubst. \/paɪn\/1) (botanikk, Pinus) furu2) furutre, furuved3) (hverdagslig, også pineapple) ananasPine Tree State forklaring: amerikansk betegnelse for staten MaineIIverb \/paɪn\/lengte, vansmekte, sykne hen av lengselpine away tæres bort (av lengsel e.l.)pine for someone\/something lengte (seg syk) etter noe(n)pine to do something lengte etter å gjøre noe
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State organisation of the Ottoman Empire — House of Osman (Ottoman Dynasty) … Wikipedia
State (disambiguation) — State or The State may refer to:Government* A sovereign political entity ** State ** Unitary state ** Nation state ** State (law), a well defined jurisdiction, with its own set of laws and courts. *State (country subdivision), a non sovereign… … Wikipedia
State Building — (dt. Staatsbildung, Staatsaufbau) ist ein Begriff aus der Staatstheorie. Der Aufbau eines funktionsfähigen Staates wird in der Staatstheorie als State Building bezeichnet. Eine Diskussion dazu wird vor allem in der englischsprachigen Literatur… … Deutsch Wikipedia
State of Rome — (Roman State) refers to Ancient Rome as a nation state, that is, a country. As a result, a person born in Syria would be a Roman although he was born nowhere near the city of Rome. Furthermore, the capital of the Roman state was not always the… … Wikipedia
State — A state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, sub national states or multinational states. A state usually includes the set of institutions that… … Wikipedia