Bundesstaat

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German

Etymology

Bund +‎ -es +‎ Staat

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Noun

Bundesstaat m (mixed, genitive Bundesstaates or Bundesstaats, plural Bundesstaaten)

  1. A state which consists of multiple relatively autonomous substates; a federal state, a federation.
    Deutschland ist ein Bundesstaat.
    Germany is a federal state.
  2. A state which is a relatively autonomous part of a larger state; a state which is part of a federation.
    Insgesamt 16 amerikanische Bundesstaaten haben die Todesstrafe abgeschafft.
    In all, 16 American states have abolished the death penalty.

Declension

Declension of Bundesstaat
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bundesstaat die Bundesstaaten
genitive eines des Bundesstaates, Bundesstaats der Bundesstaaten
dative einem dem Bundesstaat, Bundesstaate1 den Bundesstaaten
accusative einen den Bundesstaat die Bundesstaaten

1Now rare, see notes.

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