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Keystone State
·add. ·- Pennsylvania;
— a nickname alluding to its having been the central one of the 13 original ...
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Keystone
·noun The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from th...
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State
·noun Estate, possession.
II. State ·noun A person of high rank.
III. State ·adj <<Stately>>.
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state
To lie in state; to be in bed with three harlots.
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Badger State
·add. ·- Wisconsin;
— a nickname.
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Bay State
·add. ·- Massachusetts, which had been called the Colony of Massachusetts Bay;
— a nickname.
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Bayou State
·add. ·- Mississippi;
— a nickname, from its numerous bayous.
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Bear State
·add. ·- Arkansas;
— a nickname, from the many bears once inhabiting its forests.
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Beaver State
·add. ·- Oregon;
— a nickname.
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Blackwater State
·add. ·- Nebraska;
— a nickname alluding to the dark color of the water of its rivers, due to the p...
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Centennial State
·add. ·- Colorado;
— a nickname alluding to the fact that it was admitted to the Union in the cente...
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Chinook State
·add. ·- Washington — a nickname. ·see <<Chinook>>, ·noun.
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Cotton State
·add. ·- Alabama;
— a nickname.
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Coyote State
·add. ·- South Dakota;
— a nickname.
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Cracker State
·add. ·- Georgia;
— a nickname. ·see <<Cracker>>, ·noun 5.
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Creole State
·add. ·- Louisiana;
— a nickname. ·see <<Creole>>, ·noun & a.
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Diamond State
·add. ·- Delaware;
— a nickname alluding to its small size.
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Empire State
·add. ·- New York;
— a nickname alluding to its size and wealth.
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Evergreen State
·add. ·- Washington;
— a nickname alluding to the abundance of evergreen trees.
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Flower State
·add. ·- Florida;
— a nickname, alluding to sense of ·Lat. floridus, from florida flowery. ·see <<F...
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Golden State
·add. ·- California;
— a nickname alluding to its rich gold deposits.
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Gopher State
·add. ·- Minnesota;
— a nickname alluding to the abundance of gophers.
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Granite State
·- New Hampshire;
— a nickname alluding to its mountains, which are chiefly of granite.
II. Granit...
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Hawkeye State
·add. ·- Iowa;
— a nickname of obscure origin.
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Hoosier State
·add. ·- Indiana;
— a nickname of obscure origin.
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Lumber State
·add. ·- Maine;
— a nickname.
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Mountain State
·add. ·- Montana;
— a nickname.
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Palmetto State
·add. ·- South California;
— a nickname alluding to the State Arms, which contain a representation ...
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Panhandle State
·add. ·- West Virginia;
— a nickname.
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Pelican State
·add. ·- Louisiana;
— a nickname alluding to the device on its seal.
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Peninsula State
·add. ·- Florida;
— a nickname.
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Prairie State
·add. ·- Illinois;
— a nickname.
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Sagebrush State
·add. ·- Nevada;
— a nickname.
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Silver State
·add. ·- Nevada;
— a nickname alluding to its silver mines.
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Sioux State
·add. ·- North Dakota;
— a nickname.
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Sooner State
·add. ·- Oklahoma;
— a nickname.
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State socialism
·add. ·- A form of socialism, ·esp. advocated in Germany, which, while retaining the right of privat...
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Sucker State
·add. ·- Illinois;
— a nickname.
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Sunflower State
·add. ·- Kansas; a nickname.
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Turpentine State
·add. ·- North Carolina;
— a nickname alluding to its extensive production of turpentine.
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Volunteer State
·add. ·- Tennessee;
— a nickname.
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Wolverene State
·add. ·- Michigan;
— a nickname.
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bay state
The State of Massachusetts. The original name of the Colony was Massachusetts Bay. Hence, among the ...
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bear state
A name by which the State of Arkansas is known at the West. I once asked a Western man if Arkansas a...
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bullion state
The State of Missouri; so called in consequence of the exertions made by its Senator, Mr. Benton, in...
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empire state
The State of New York; so called from the enterprise of its people, its wealth, population, extent o...
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granite state
The State of New Hampshire, so called from the abundance of this material found in it.
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palmetto state
The State or capital of South Carolina; so called from the arms of the State, which contain a palmet...
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state-room
A small room in a ship or steam-vessel for one or two passengers.--Worcester.
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state-room
A sleeping cabin, or small berth, detached from the main cabin of merchantmen or saloon of passenger...
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Big Bend State
·add. ·- Tennessee;
— a nickname.
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Blue Hen State
·add. ·- The State of Delaware;
— a popular sobriquet. It is said, though the story lacks proof, to...
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Blue-grass State
·add. ·- The Sate of Kentucky;
— a nickname alluding to the blue-grass region, where fine horses ar...
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Lone-Star State
·add. ·- Texas;
— a nickname alluding to the single star on its coat of arms, being the device used...
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North Star State
·add. ·- Minnesota;
— a nickname.
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Old Line State
·add. ·- Maryland; a nickname, alluding to the fact that its northern boundary in Mason and Dixon's ...
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Pine-tree State
·add. ·- Maine;
— a nickname alluding to the pine tree in its coat of arms.
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green mountain state
The State of Vermont.
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Empire State of the South
·add. ·- Georgia;
— a nickname.
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Empire State of the West
·add. ·- Missouri;
— a nickname.
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