### Question
What does State mean?


### Answer
**State** has the following meaning in *15 U.S.C. § 80a*:

> each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 80a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 2D-INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND ADVISERS > SUBCHAPTER I-INVESTMENT COMPANIES**

