state vs Independent State of Samoa

state and Independent State of Samoa both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
state	Yes	No	Yes	No
Independent State of Samoa	Yes	No	No	No

state (noun)	Independent State of Samoa (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes	a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
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)	Independent State of Samoa (verb)
express in words
put before
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.