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/stayt"hows'/, n., pl. statehouses /-how'ziz/.the building in which the legislature of a state sits; the capitol of a state.[1585-95; STATE + HOUSE]
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Statehouse — State house (st[=a]t hous ), n. The building in which a State legislature holds its sessions; a State capitol. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
statehouse — ☆ statehouse [stāt′hous΄] n. [often S ] in the U.S., the building in which a state legislature meets … English World dictionary
Statehouse — State House or statehouse may refer to: *The capitol building of a U.S. state; see list of state capitols in the United States **In this sense, Statehouse is sometimes used as a metonym for the state governor [… … Wikipedia
Statehouse — noun a government building in which a state legislature meets • Hypernyms: ↑government building * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a building in which governmental affairs (as of a state legislature) are conducted; specifically : a state capitol heated… … Useful english dictionary
statehouse — UK [ˈsteɪtˌhaʊs] / US noun [countable] Word forms statehouse : singular statehouse plural statehouses in the US, a building in the capital of a state where the politicians of the state work and make laws … English dictionary
statehouse — [[t]ste͟ɪthaʊs[/t]] statehouses N COUNT In the United States, a statehouse is where the governor of a state has his or her offices, and where the state legislature meets … English dictionary
statehouse — noun Date: 1638 the building in which a state legislature sits … New Collegiate Dictionary
statehouse — noun The building where a legislature meets to do matters of state … Wiktionary
Statehouse — State|house [ˈsteıthaus] n [C usually singular] the building where people who make laws in a US state do their work … Dictionary of contemporary English
statehouse — state|house [ steıt,haus ] noun count in the U.S., a building in the capital of a state where the politicians of the state work and make laws … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
