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several states
n. (context plurale tantum with “the” legal English) The states of the United States, collectively.
Usage examples of "several states".
This unfortunate blunder must now be retrieved, and the emasculated citizenship given to the negro supplanted by that contemplated in the Constitution of the United States, which declares that the citizens of each State shall enjoy all the rights and immunities of citizens of the several States, -- so that a legal voter in any State shall be a legal voter in all the States.