Bundesstaat

== German == === Etymology === Bund +‎ -es +‎ Staat === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbʊndəsˌʃtaːt] Hyphenation: Bun‧des‧staat === Noun === Bundesstaat m (mixed, genitive Bundesstaates or Bundesstaats, plural Bundesstaaten) 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. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (consisting of substates): Föderalstaat, föderales Staatengebilde, Föderation (part of a larger state): Teilstaat, Gliedstaat ==== Derived terms ==== US-Bundesstaat (“U.S. state”) ==== Related terms ==== Bundesrepublik, Bundeswehr Sportbund, Staatenbund, Völkerbund Krisenstaat, Mitgliedsstaat Staatsanwalt, Staatsbürger === Further reading === “Bundesstaat” in Duden online “Bundesstaat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache