Noun
der Bundesstaat
A state which consists of multiple relatively autonomous substates; a federal state, a federation
A2
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plural Bundesstaaten
Meanings
Noun
- A state which consists of multiple relatively autonomous substates; a federal state, a federation
- A state which is a relatively autonomous part of a larger state; a state which is part of a federation
In a sentence
Die Schweiz ist ein Bundesstaat.
Switzerland is a federal state.
Forms
singular
der Bundesstaat
plural
die Bundesstaaten