He lives in the state of California.
In the United States, laws differ from state to state.
Geography use for a continent or continental-scale region, especially in compounds such as 六大州 or 五大洲. In ordinary speech, 大陸 is often the more transparent word for a physical continent.
We learned the six continents in geography class.
old Japanese province
Historical suffix referring to an old province of Japan, parallel to 国 in older place names. It remains visible in traditional regional names such as 信州 and 甲州.
See also: 国
Shinshū is a name derived from the old province of Shinano.
ancient Chinese province; prefecture; department
Historical administrative term in Chinese contexts. Depending on period and translation convention, 州 may be rendered as province, prefecture, or department.
In the Tang period, zhou were established as units of local administration.
Archaic suffix placed after a person's name to express affection or endearment. This is not a productive modern honorific.
In old writing, 州 attached after a person's name is explained as an affectionate honorific.
He lives in the state of California.
In the U.S., laws differ from state to state.
each state; each province; each county
state resident; people of a state
land of the gods; Japan; China
another state; another province · another land; another country; foreign country
whole state; entire state · all states; every state
the same state; the same province · the said state; the aforementioned state
province of ancient Rome
every state; every province
local customs; provincial customs
within the state; in the state
state boundary; provincial border
out of state; outside the state
state government office; provincial government office