государство

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Russian

Etymology

госуда́рь (gosudárʹ, sovereign) +‎ -ство (-stvo)

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Noun

госуда́рство (gosudárstvon inan (genitive госуда́рства, nominative plural госуда́рства, genitive plural госуда́рств, relational adjective госуда́рственный)

  1. (government) State
    Пока́ есть госуда́рство, нет свобо́ды. Когда́ бу́дет свобо́да, не бу́дет госуда́рства. (Влади́мир Ле́нин)
    Poká jestʹ gosudárstvo, net svobódy. Kogdá búdet svobóda, ne búdet gosudárstva. (Vladímir Lénin)
    While the State exists, there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State. (Vladimir Lenin)

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