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Definition of statehood noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

statehood

noun
 
/ˈsteɪthʊd/
 
/ˈsteɪthʊd/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of being an independent country and of having the rights and powers of a country
    • Slovakia’s path to independent statehood
  2. 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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