the States vs New York State

the States and New York State both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
the States	Yes	No	No	No
New York State	Yes	No	No	No

the States (noun)	New York State (noun)
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776	a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Albany