state house

See also: statehouse

English

Alternative forms

• statehouse

Noun

state house (plural state houses)

1. A state legislature (of one of the fifty United States), or government generally.
2. The building that houses it.

   Synonym: (US) capitol

3. (New Zealand) A house built and operated by the government, usually of relatively low price and lived in by people on low incomes.

   Synonym: social housing