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[しゅう()]
shuu
noun, noun, used as a suffix, suffix

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English Meaning(s) for 州

noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); canton (e.g. Switzerland); oblast (e.g. Russia); department (e.g. ancient China)
  2. continent
suffix
  1. dear (after someone's name)

Definition and Synonyms for 州

County a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
Synonyms: カウンティ, ,
State the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
Synonyms: ステート, , , ,
Sandbank a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river
Synonyms: , , 砂嘴, 砂州
Sandbank can be exposed at low tide
Synonyms: , , 砂嘴, 砂州

Meanings for each kanji in 州

» state; province

Categories 州 is a member of

Administrative Division a district defined for administrative purposes
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Part the extended spatial location of something
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Bank a long ridge or pile
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Sample Sentences for 州

These smaller parts are called counties, and each county has a county council, like Westhamptonshire County Council.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America.
The death penalty had been done away with in many states in the USA.
The USA is composed of 50 states.
And now, think about a county, any county, and imagine this county divided into five or six different areas.

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