<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31369964</termId><termName>federated states</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Entities that share sovereignty in constitutional federal union, and have transferred a portion of their sovereign powers to a federal government. Federated states may be called provinces, states, Lands, cantons, or other terms, depending upon usage within a particular nation. Examples of federated states are in the United States, Brazil, Canada, and many other nations. For entities retaining complete sovereignty, use "sovereign states." For territories within a federation that do not share sovereignty, use "federal territory."  ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:39:47</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31369965</termId><termName>federated state</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31369966</termId><termName>states, federated</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31338957</termId><termName>divisions</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31338962</termId><termName>sovereign states</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>