unitary state

noun

A state or country that is governed constitutionally as one single unit, with one constitutionally created legislature.

Opposite
federal statefederation
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Meanings

noununitary state (plural unitary states)

plural unitary states

  1. A state or country that is governed constitutionally as one single unit, with one constitutionally created legislature.

    Antonyms: federal state, federation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA state or country that is governed constitutionally as one single unit, with one constitutionally created legislature.

Opposite
federal statefederation

Translations

Arabic دَوْلَة وَحْدَوِيَّة
  • دَوْلَة وَحْدَوِيَّةstate that is governed as a single unit
Chinese Mandarin 單一制國家 /单一制国家
  • 單一制國家 /单一制国家 (dānyīzhì guójiā)state that is governed as a single unit
Czech unitární stát
  • unitární státstate that is governed as a single unit
Dutch eenheidsstaat
  • eenheidsstaatstate that is governed as a single unit
Finnish yhtenäisvaltio
  • yhtenäisvaltiostate that is governed as a single unit
French état unitaire
  • état unitairestate that is governed as a single unit
German Einheitsstaat
  • Einheitsstaatstate that is governed as a single unit
Hindi एकात्मक राज्य
  • एकात्मक राज्य (ekātmak rājya)state that is governed as a single unit
Hungarian unitárius állam
  • unitárius államstate that is governed as a single unit
Indonesian negara kesatuan
  • negara kesatuanstate that is governed as a single unit
Italian stato unitario
  • stato unitariostate that is governed as a single unit
Japanese 単一国家
  • 単一国家 (tan'itsu kokka)state that is governed as a single unit
Malay negara satuan
  • negara satuanstate that is governed as a single unit
Polish państwo unitarne
  • państwo unitarnestate that is governed as a single unit
Portuguese estado unitário
  • estado unitáriostate that is governed as a single unit
Russian унита́рное госуда́рство
  • унита́рное госуда́рство (unitárnoje gosudárstvo)state that is governed as a single unit
Slovak unitárny štát
  • unitárny štátstate that is governed as a single unit
Spanish estado unitario
  • estado unitariostate that is governed as a single unit
Swedish enhetsstat
  • enhetsstatstate that is governed as a single unit
Turkish üniter devlet
  • üniter devletstate that is governed as a single unit
Ukrainian унітарна держава
  • унітарна держава (unitarna deržava)state that is governed as a single unit
Cite this entry
APA

unitary state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unitary%20state

MLA

“unitary state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unitary%20state. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unitary state,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unitary%20state.

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