federal state

Noun

 * 1) A sovereign state that is a federation.
 * 2) * How Canadians Govern Themselves, lop.parl.ca:
 * The United States of America, Canada, Australia and Switzerland are all federal states. Federalism combines unity with diversity.
 * 1) * The Federal State of Austria | Austrian Parliament, parlament.gv.at:
 * The Republic of Austria is a Federal State composed of nine autonomous federal provinces.
 * 1) A non-sovereign state that is part of a federation, especially part of Germany or Austria.
 * 2) * 2003, Stephen Merrett, Water for Agriculture:
 * Ceará is one of the federal states of Brazil and is located in the semi-arid northeast.
 * 1) * 2009, Stephan Huber, School Leadership - International Perspectives:
 * New South Wales (NSW) is one of the six federal states of Australia.
 * 1) * 2020, OECD, Regulatory Governance of the Rail Sector in Mexico:
 * In this context, the integration of security committees in the federal states of Mexico with the highest incidence is promoted: Coahuila, Durango, State of Mexico, Michoacán, Nuevo León, Veracruz, ...
 * 1) * Federal States of Germany, deutschland.de:
 * Since reunification in 1990, the Federal Republic of Germany has had 16 rather than just eleven Länder or federal states, the five new states being Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
 * 1) * The State Governments — Austria, austria.org:
 * Administration in the Länder (provinces, or federal states) is the duty of the state governments, the Landesregierungen.
 * 1) * The State Governments — Austria, austria.org:
 * Administration in the Länder (provinces, or federal states) is the duty of the state governments, the Landesregierungen.

Usage notes

 * The German states seem to be much more often referred to as federal states than federated states. The situation with Austrian states is similar; for Austria, the term federal province also sees some use.

Translations

 * Czech: federativní stát
 * Finnish:
 * French: État fédéral
 * Georgian: ფედერალური სახელმწიფო, ფედერალური ქვეყანა
 * German:
 * Polish: państwo federalne


 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French: État fédéré
 * German:
 * Polish:
 * Slovak: spolková krajina
 * Spanish: estado federado