No. 329 in Portuguese
estadual
"Estadual" means "related to a state."
In a sentence
A rodovia estadual está em boas condições.
The state highway is in good condition.
Here, 'estadual' modifies 'rodovia' (highway), indicating that it is managed at the state level.
Ela trabalha em uma escola estadual como professora.
She works in a state school as a teacher.
In this sentence, 'estadual' describes 'escola' (school), showing that it is part of the public school system managed by the state.
O time estadual venceu o campeonato regional.
The state team won the regional championship.
'Estadual' in this context relates to 'time' (team), signifying that the team represents the state in the competition.
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