State and Turf

State

State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.

Turf and state are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turf" instead a noun "State".

Turf

Turf noun - The territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own.
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Synonyms for Turf

State and turf are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "State" instead a noun "Turf".

Nearby Words: turfed, turfy, turfing

How words are described

good good state good turf
usual usual state usual turf
original original state original turf
bad bad state bad turf
Other adjectives: former, soviet.

Both words in one sentence

  • The patriarch, Commissioner Frank Reagan, has nothing but contempt for the state department, journalists, City Hall, police unions, and anyone else who tries to impinge on his turf.
  • Useful Notes / Magnetic Disk Flash Memory has been steadily edging in on the HDD's turf, especially in portable and high-performance desktop applications, but until the mid-2000s it was uncommon to see a solid-state drive in any PC, much less a desktop.
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