statehood
noun
state·hood
ˈstāt-ˌhu̇d 
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Officially, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says no deal is possible without a plan for Palestinian statehood.
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
But who was president when Hawaii officially achieved statehood under law?
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Benito warns his people before comparing Puerto Rico’s ongoing struggle to decide its own status between independence from the U.S., statehood, or to remain an American colony with that of Hawaii.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
In late 2020, eager for a diplomatic coup in the final days before the presidential election, Mr. Trump enlisted Mr. Grenell to try to coax Serbia into recognizing the statehood of Kosovo, a majority-Albanian former province that declared independence in 2008.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
But who was president when Hawaii officially achieved statehood under law?
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Benito warns his people before comparing Puerto Rico’s ongoing struggle to decide its own status between independence from the U.S., statehood, or to remain an American colony with that of Hawaii.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
In late 2020, eager for a diplomatic coup in the final days before the presidential election, Mr. Trump enlisted Mr. Grenell to try to coax Serbia into recognizing the statehood of Kosovo, a majority-Albanian former province that declared independence in 2008.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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statehood
noun
state·hood
ˈstāt-ˌhu̇d
: the condition of being a state
especially
: the condition or status of one of the states of the U.S.
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