state vs Hunan province

state and Hunan province both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
state	Yes	No	Yes	No
Hunan province	Yes	No	No	No

state (noun)	Hunan province (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes	a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources
a politically organized body of people under a single government
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
the territory occupied by a nation
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
a state of depression or agitation
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

state (verb)	Hunan province (verb)
express in words
put before
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.