No. 3,082 in German
bundesstaaten
"Bundesstaaten" means "federal states" in English.
In a sentence
Die Vereinigten Staaten bestehen aus 50 Bundesstaaten.
The United States consists of 50 federal states.
In this sentence, 'Bundesstaaten' refers to the individual states federated under the United States.
Die Deutsche Bundesrepublik hat keine Bundesstaaten wie die USA.
The German Federal Republic does not have federal states like the USA.
Here, 'Bundesstaaten' is used in the comparative context of Germany not having federal states similar to the USA.
Die Regeln in den Bundesstaaten können sich voneinander unterscheiden.
The laws in the federal states can vary from one another.
This usage describes the variation of laws among federal states, showing their autonomy.
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