substate

• sub-state

From sub- + state. First attested in 1823.

• enPR: sŭb′stāt
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌb.steɪ̯t/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐb.stæɪ̯t/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌb.stet/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈsəb.sʈeːʈ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌbsteɪt
• Hyphenation: sub‧state

substate (plural substates)

1. A subdivision of a state. [from 1823]
2. A lower or a subsidiary state. [from 1838]
3. A subdivision of a state of existence. [from 1896]

• “substate, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.
• “substate, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary, accessed 22 April 2026.
• “substate, n.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sʊpˈstaː.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [subˈstaː.te]
• Hyphenation: sub‧stā‧te

substāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of substō