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statehood
noun
state·hood
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Definition of statehood
Examples of statehood in a Sentence
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Puerto Ricans have been divided on the benefits of full statehood for decades. — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "What Would Help Puerto Rico?: raceAhead," 28 Aug. 2019 The farm, established just a dozen years after Colorado received statehood in 1876, was awarded a place on the National Register of Historic Places more than 20 years ago. — John Aguilar, The Denver Post, "Demolition of 1888 Lakewood farm is sought to make way for new homes," 26 Aug. 2019 The International Solidarity Movement was created to support Palestinians in their fight for recognition and statehood. — Astra Taylor, The New Republic, "One for All," 26 Aug. 2019 In 1959, three days after Hawaiian statehood, Hiram L. Fong was sworn in as the first Chinese-American US Senator while Daniel K. Inouye was sworn in as the first Japanese-American US Representative. — BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 24 Aug. 2019 The constitutional change downgrades Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood to a territory administered by New Delhi. — Los Angeles Times, "Fear and tension mount in Kashmir’s largest city amid lockdown," 8 Aug. 2019 Look, statehood can take all sorts of different forms. — CBS News, "Transcript: Dennis Ross talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"," 24 July 2019 The issue of Washington statehood is a politically fraught one, as adding the capital as the 51st state would probably mean increased Democratic representation in Congress. — Leah Asmelash And Aj Willingham, CNN, "Nearly two-thirds of Americans oppose D.C. statehood, a Gallup poll finds," 15 July 2019 Arab officials steered clear of speaking about Palestinian statehood or Israeli policies at the two-day gathering, which wrapped up Wednesday in Bahrain, a contrast with their comments at other international forums. ... — Felicia Schwartz, WSJ, "Arab Officials Mute Criticism of Israel at Trump Administration’s Middle-East Peace Conference," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'statehood.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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statehood
noun
English Language Learners Definition of statehood
: the condition of being a state
especially
: the condition or status of being one of the states of the U.S.
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