Meanings
plural member states
- A sovereign state which is a member of an international organisation or some kind of confederation of other such states.
Coordinate term: observer state
2 more examples
As of 1st January 2007 the European Union will have 27 member states.
Typically, before a country begins accession negotiations, all 27 member states must unanimously agree to open them.
2026 August 18, Tiago Ventura, “Iceland’s E.U. Referendum, Explained”, in TIME, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2026Synonyms: member country
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sovereign state which is a member of an international organisation or some kind of confederation of other such states.
Translations
Arabic دَوْلَة عُضْو, دَوْلَة عِضْو
- دَوْلَة عُضْو (dawla ʕuḍw)state that is a member of a confederation
- دَوْلَة عِضْو (dawla ʕiḍw)state that is a member of a confederation
Bulgarian държа́ва-чле́нка
- държа́ва-чле́нка (dăržáva-člénka)state that is a member of a confederation
Catalan estat membre
- estat membrestate that is a member of a confederation
Chinese Mandarin 成員國 /成员国
- 成員國 /成员国 (chéngyuánguó)state that is a member of a confederation
Czech členský stát
- členský státstate that is a member of a confederation
Dutch lidstaat
- lidstaatstate that is a member of a confederation
Estonian liikmesriik
- liikmesriikstate that is a member of a confederation
Finnish jäsenvaltio, jäsenmaa
- jäsenvaltiostate that is a member of a confederation
- jäsenmaastate that is a member of a confederation
French État membre
- État membrestate that is a member of a confederation
German Mitgliedsstaat, Mitgliedsland
- Mitgliedsstaatstate that is a member of a confederation
- Mitgliedslandstate that is a member of a confederation
Greek κράτος μέλος
- κράτος μέλος (krátos mélos)state that is a member of a confederation
Hungarian tagország, tagállam
- tagországstate that is a member of a confederation
- tagállamstate that is a member of a confederation
Irish ballstát
- ballstátstate that is a member of a confederation
Italian stato membro
- stato membrostate that is a member of a confederation
Japanese 加盟国
- 加盟国 (kameikoku)state that is a member of a confederation
Korean 회원국, 가맹국
- 회원국 (hoewon'guk)state that is a member of a confederation
- 가맹국 (gamaengguk)state that is a member of a confederation
Latvian dalībvalsts
- dalībvalstsstate that is a member of a confederation
Lithuanian valstybė narė
- valstybė narėstate that is a member of a confederation
Norwegian Bokmål medlemsland, medlemsstat
- medlemslandstate that is a member of a confederation
- medlemsstatstate that is a member of a confederation
Polish państwo członkowskie
- państwo członkowskiestate that is a member of a confederation
Portuguese Estado-membro
- Estado-membrostate that is a member of a confederation
Romanian stat membru
- stat membrustate that is a member of a confederation
Russian госуда́рство-член, госуда́рство-уча́стник
- госуда́рство-член (gosudárstvo-člen)state that is a member of a confederation
- госуда́рство-уча́стник (gosudárstvo-učástnik)state that is a member of a confederation
Spanish estado miembro
- estado miembrostate that is a member of a confederation
Swedish medlemsland, medlemsstat
- medlemslandstate that is a member of a confederation
- medlemsstatstate that is a member of a confederation
Thai รัฐสมาชิก
- รัฐสมาชิก (rát-sà-maa-chík)state that is a member of a confederation
Ukrainian держа́ва-член
- держа́ва-член (deržáva-člen)state that is a member of a confederation
Cite this entry
member state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/member%20state
“member state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/member%20state. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “member state,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/member%20state.
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