statehood

English

Etymology

From state +‎ -hood.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsteɪthʊd/

Noun

statehood (countable and uncountable, plural statehoods)

  1. The property of being a state.
    Alaska didn't attain statehood until 1959, when it became the 49th state of the United States.

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