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statehood

noun state·hood \ˈstāt-ˌhd\

: the condition of being a state; especially : the condition or status of being one of the states of the U.S.

Full Definition of STATEHOOD

:  the condition of being a state; especially :  the status of being one of the states of the United States
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First Known Use of STATEHOOD

1868

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