州しゅう

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Meanings

1. 1.

   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

   nounnoun, used as a suffix
2. 2.

   continent

   nounnoun, used as a suffix
3. 3.

   province (of Japan)

   noun, used as a suffixhistorical term
4. 4.

   province (of ancient China); prefecture; department

   nounnoun, used as a suffixhistorical term
5. 5.

   dear

   after a person's name

   suffixarchaism

Related words

• 国くに

  country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth