Bundesstaat
German
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Noun
Bundesstaat m (mixed, genitive Bundesstaates or Bundesstaats, plural Bundesstaaten)
- A state which consists of multiple relatively autonomous substates; a federal state, a federation.
- Deutschland ist ein Bundesstaat.
- Germany is a federal state.
- A state which is a relatively autonomous part of a larger state; a state which is part of a federation.
- Insgesamt 16 amerikanische Bundesstaaten haben die Todesstrafe abgeschafft.
- In all, 16 American states [which are part of the federation that is the US] have abolished the death penalty.
Declension
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Synonyms
- (consisting of substates): Föderalstaat, föderales Staatengebilde, Föderation
- (part of a larger state): Teilstaat, Gliedstaat
Derived terms
- US-Bundesstaat (“U.S. state”)
Related terms
- Bundesrepublik, Bundeswehr
- Sportbund, Staatenbund, Völkerbund
- Krisenstaat, Mitgliedsstaat
- Staatsanwalt, Staatsbürger
Further reading
- “Bundesstaat” in Duden online
- “Bundesstaat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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