states
/steɪts/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The parliament of either of the two Channel Islands countries: the States of Guernsey or the States of Jersey.
Example Sentences
- "The structure will house the United States Army signal corps office which maintains radio and cable communication between Alaska and the States"
- "It wasn't until the Green Shutters was closed down by the States at the beginning of the First World War […] that the whores went into private business in Cornet Street."
- "It has also led credence to the view of the outgoing chief minister that it is a handful of mischief-making existing deputies who are to blame for the perception that this States is already the worst ever."
Usage
Inflected Forms
the States (canonical)