/ Dictionary / Index S States-General: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: States-Gen•er•al Pronunciation: (stāts'jen'ur-ul), [key] — n. the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamberand a lower chamber the legislative body in France before the French Revolution. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: states-general (Thesaurus) state's evidence stateside Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ounterfeit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language