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states-general

States-Gen·er·al
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [steyt jen-er-uh l]
    • /steɪt ˈdʒɛn ər əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [steyt jen-er-uh l]
    • /steɪt ˈdʒɛn ər əl/

Definitions of states-general word

  • noun states-general the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber) 1
  • noun states-general French History. the legislative body in France before the French Revolution. 1

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Origin of states-general

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85

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Parts of speech for States-general

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

states-general popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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