B1✈️ Travel
Italian word
statale
state road (Strada Statale / SS) — main road maintained by the state
Looks like
state / statale
state = a country or political entity
⚠️ The trap
On Italian road signs you'll see 'SS14' or similar. 'Statale' just means it's a national A-road. English 'state road' in the US is a similar concept but the signage and scale differ.
To say "state = a country or political entity" in Italian:
Strada Statale (SS)
"statale" in English means:
state road (Strada Statale / SS) — main road maintained by the state
Example
"Seguiamo la statale fino a Salerno."
"We follow the main state road to Salerno."
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