statie

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See also: stație

English

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Etymology

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From state +‎ -ie.

Noun

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statie (plural staties)

  1. (New England, slang, law enforcement) A state trooper.
    • 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:
      Alan supposed the Staties would arrest him if they ran across him while they pursued other lines of investigation, but otherwise, no. They had more important things to do.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Variant of station, based on other words in which French -ion corresponds to Dutch -ie.

Pronunciation

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  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /ˈstaː.si/
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  • Hyphenation: sta‧tie
  • Rhymes: -aːsi

Noun

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statie f (plural staties, diminutive statietje n)

  1. (chiefly Belgium) train station
    Synonym: station

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: stasi