州state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); county (e.g. of the UK); region (e.g. of Italy); canton; oblast; continent
Noun
九州Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
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州都state capital; provincial capital; county town
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広州Guangzhou (China); Canton
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本州Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
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合州国federation; federal state; United States of America
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信州Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
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州立state-run (i.e. established and managed by a state in a federal system)
No-adjective
長州Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
Noun
済州Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)
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中州sandbank (in a river); sandbar
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奥州Ōshū (alternative name of the former Mutsu province)
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州兵National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
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