member state en · NOUN
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A sovereign state which is a member of an international organisation or some kind of confederation of other such states.
As of 1st January 2007 the European Union will have 27 member states.
Coordinate term: observer state
Typically, before a country begins accession negotiations, all 27 member states must unanimously agree to open them.
2026 August 18, Tiago Ventura, “Iceland’s E.U. Referendum, Explained”, in TIME:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| member states | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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ca estat membre (state that is a member of a confederation) · fr État membre (state that is a member of a confederation) · pt Estado-membro (state that is a member of a confederation) · nn medlemsstat (state that is a member of a confederation) · sl država članica (state that is a member of a confederation) · ko 가맹국 (state that is a member of a confederation) · it stato membro (state that is a member of a confederation) · nl lidstaat (state that is a member of a confederation) · fi jäsenmaa (state that is a member of a confederation) · nb medlemsstat (state that is a member of a confederation) · uk держа́ва-член (state that is a member of a confederation) · ko 회원국 (state that is a member of a confederation) · sv medlemsland (state that is a member of a confederation) · ro stat membru (state that is a member of a confederation) · sv medlemsstat (state that is a member of a confederation) · gu સભ્યદેશ (state that is a member of a confederation) · lv dalībvalsts (state that is a member of a confederation) · ga ballstát (state that is a member of a confederation) · ja 加盟国 (state that is a member of a confederation) · el κράτος μέλος (state that is a member of a confederation) · pl państwo członkowskie (state that is a member of a confederation) · fi jäsenvaltio (state that is a member of a confederation) · nb medlemsland (state that is a member of a confederation) · de Mitgliedsland (state that is a member of a confederation) · nn medlemsland (state that is a member of a confederation) · th รัฐสมาชิก (state that is a member of a confederation) · cmn 成員國 /成员国 (state that is a member of a confederation) · et liikmesriik (state that is a member of a confederation) · ru госуда́рство-уча́стник (state that is a member of a confederation) · de Mitgliedsstaat (state that is a member of a confederation) · ar دَوْلَة عُضْو (state that is a member of a confederation) · bg държа́ва-чле́нка (state that is a member of a confederation) · lt valstybė narė (state that is a member of a confederation) · ru госуда́рство-член (state that is a member of a confederation) · ar دَوْلَة عِضْو (state that is a member of a confederation) · hu tagállam (state that is a member of a confederation) · mk земја членка (state that is a member of a confederation) · hu tagország (state that is a member of a confederation) · es estado miembro (state that is a member of a confederation) · cs členský stát (state that is a member of a confederation)