Definition of States General in English:

States General

noun steɪtsˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)lˌstātsˈjen(ə)rəl

1The legislative body in the Netherlands, consisting of an upper and a lower house and meeting at The Hague.
Example sentencesExamples
- Incidently, the first States General seal was of the 17 United Netherlands, adopted in 1559, in which the lion clinched 17 arrows (pointing downwards) in his left paw.
- During the republican era the States-General (De Staten Generaal; the Dutch parliament) used a red flag with a yellow/golden lion.
2historical The legislative body in France until 1789, representing the three estates of the realm (i.e., the clergy, the nobility, and the commons).
Example sentencesExamples
- The States-General opened on May 5, 1789, at Versailles.
- Then there is the United States General Accounting Office - Congress' watchdog.

Definition of States General in US English:

States General

nounˌstātsˈjen(ə)rəl

1The legislative body in the Netherlands, consisting of an upper and a lower house and meeting at The Hague.
Example sentencesExamples
- During the republican era the States-General (De Staten Generaal; the Dutch parliament) used a red flag with a yellow/golden lion.
- Incidently, the first States General seal was of the 17 United Netherlands, adopted in 1559, in which the lion clinched 17 arrows (pointing downwards) in his left paw.
2historical The legislative body in France until 1789, representing the three estates of the realm (i.e., the clergy, the nobility, and the commons).
Example sentencesExamples
- The States-General opened on May 5, 1789, at Versailles.
- Then there is the United States General Accounting Office - Congress' watchdog.

单词	States General
释义	Definition of States General in English: States General noun steɪtsˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)lˌstātsˈjen(ə)rəl 1The legislative body in the Netherlands, consisting of an upper and a lower house and meeting at The Hague. Example sentencesExamples Incidently, the first States General seal was of the 17 United Netherlands, adopted in 1559, in which the lion clinched 17 arrows (pointing downwards) in his left paw. During the republican era the States-General (De Staten Generaal; the Dutch parliament) used a red flag with a yellow/golden lion. 2historical The legislative body in France until 1789, representing the three estates of the realm (i.e., the clergy, the nobility, and the commons). Example sentencesExamples The States-General opened on May 5, 1789, at Versailles. Then there is the United States General Accounting Office - Congress' watchdog. Definition of States General in US English: States General nounˌstātsˈjen(ə)rəl 1The legislative body in the Netherlands, consisting of an upper and a lower house and meeting at The Hague. Example sentencesExamples During the republican era the States-General (De Staten Generaal; the Dutch parliament) used a red flag with a yellow/golden lion. Incidently, the first States General seal was of the 17 United Netherlands, adopted in 1559, in which the lion clinched 17 arrows (pointing downwards) in his left paw. 2historical The legislative body in France until 1789, representing the three estates of the realm (i.e., the clergy, the nobility, and the commons). Example sentencesExamples The States-General opened on May 5, 1789, at Versailles. Then there is the United States General Accounting Office - Congress' watchdog.
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