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noun
a bank chartered by a state and operated under the banking laws of that state.
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Origin of state bank

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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state bank

noun
(in the US) a commercial bank incorporated under a State charter and not required to be a member of the Federal Reserve SystemCompare national bank
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