statoid

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/ˈsteɪtɔɪd/

noun

Any major administrative division of a state

OriginEnglish state ← Middle English stat ← Old French estat →
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Meanings

nounstatoid (plural statoids)

plural statoids

  1. Any major administrative division of a state

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  3. Proto-Italic*status
  4. Latinstatu
  5. Old Frenchestat
  6. Middle Englishstat
  7. Englishstate
  8. Englishstatoid

From state + -oid.

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Cite this entry
APA

statoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statoid

MLA

“statoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “statoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statoid.

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