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state
A federal state, especially one of the United States of America. It is an Anglicism.
example
Florida ist ein State im Südosten der USA.
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States.
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Meanings
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Usage tips
Context clue
Since this word has two very different meanings, context is crucial. If people are talking about geography or politics (especially of the U.S.), it means a federal state. In technical or scientific conversations, it refers to a condition or state.
EXAMPLE
Texas ist einer der größten States der USA.
Texas is one of the largest states in the U.S.
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'State' is an English loanword (Anglicism). Its use in both meanings is limited to specific contexts and often sounds specific or technical in everyday language.
EXAMPLE
Er hat in mehreren States gelebt, bevor er nach Kalifornien zog.
He lived in several states before moving to California.
Technical language
The meaning 'Zustand' (state/condition) is almost exclusively technical jargon in fields such as IT, programming, physics, or chemistry. Outside these fields, the word is hardly understood in this sense.
EXAMPLE
Der aktuelle State der Anwendung wird in der Datenbank gespeichert.
The current state of the application is stored in the database.
Compare with
State vs Stand
status / stand
'der Stand' and 'der State' can both mean the state of something. 'der Stand' is the normal German word when talking about the current progress, state, or level of something. 'der State' is an Anglicism and sounds natural mainly in technical or scientific discussions, for example with software or data. Learners may confuse the words because 'state' in English often means 'Zustand'. In everyday language, however, people almost always say 'Stand'. 'State' only fits when the setting is truly technical or specialized.
State
In der App wird der aktuelle State des Nutzers automatisch gespeichert.
In the app, the user's current state is saved automatically.
Stand
Am Montag fragt die Chefin nach dem Stand des Projekts.
On Monday, the boss asks about the status of the project.
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