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state or province (StateOrProvince)

Administrative subdivisions of a Nation that are broader than any other political subdivisions that may exist. This Class includes the states of the United States, as well as the provinces of Canada and European countries.

Ontology

SUMO / OBJECTS

Superclass(es)

[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  object  
is subclass of
  region  
is subclass of
  geographic area  
is subclass of
[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  object  
is subclass of
  agent  
is subclass of
is subclass of
  geopolitical area  
is subclass of
[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  object  
is subclass of
  region  
is subclass of
  geographic area  
is subclass of
  land area  
is subclass of
is subclass of
  state or province  

Coordinate term(s)

address  city  continent  island  nation 

Related WordNet synsets

state, province
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"
state is kind of (all)...   state is kind of...   kinds of state...   kinds of state (all)...   state is member of...  
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Axioms (1)

If state is an instance of state or province, then there exists nation land so that state is a properPart of land. 
(=>
      (instance ?STATE StateOrProvince)
      (exists
            (?LAND)
            (and
                  (instance ?LAND Nation)
                  (properPart ?STATE ?LAND))))