statehood
noun/ˈsteɪthʊd/
/ˈsteɪthʊd/
[uncountable]- the fact of being an independent country and of having the rights and powers of a country
- Slovakia’s path to independent statehood
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- the condition of being one of the states within a country such as the US or Australia
- West Virginia was granted statehood in 1863.
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