English > American state: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | One of the 50 states of the United States. |
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| Instances | Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL, Ala. | A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
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| Alaska, Last Frontier, AK | A state in northwestern North America |
| Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ | A state in southwestern United States |
| Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR, Ark. | A state in south central United States |
| California, Golden State, CA, Calif. | A state in the western United States on the Pacific |
| Colorado, Centennial State, CO, Colo. | A state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains |
| Connecticut, Nutmeg State, Constitution State, CT, Ct. | A New England state |
| Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE, Del. | A Mid-Atlantic state |
| Florida, Sunshine State, Everglade State, FL, Fla. | A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico |
| Georgia, Empire State of the South, Peach State, GA, Ga. | A state in southeastern United States |
| Hawaii, Hawai'i, Aloha State, HI, Haw. | A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands |
| Idaho, Gem State, ID, Id. | A state in the Rocky Mountains |
| Illinois, Prairie State, Land of Lincoln, IL, Ill. | A midwestern state in north-central United States |
| Indiana, Hoosier State, IN, Ind. | A state in midwestern United States |
| Iowa, Hawkeye State, IA, Ia. | A state in midwestern United States |
| Kansas, Sunflower State, KS, Kan. | A state in midwestern United States |
| Kentucky, Bluegrass State, KY, Ken. | A state in east central United States |
| Louisiana, Pelican State, LA, La. | A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
| Maine, Pine Tree State, ME, Me. | A state in New England |
| Maryland, Old Line State, Free State, MD, Md. | A Mid-Atlantic state |
| Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA, Mass. | A state in New England |
| Michigan, Wolverine State, Great Lakes State, MI, Mich. | A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region |
| Minnesota, Gopher State, North Star State, MN, Minn. | A midwestern state |
| Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS, Miss. | A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico |
| Missouri, Show Me State, MO, Mo. | A midwestern state in central United States |
| Montana, Treasure State, MT, Mont. | A state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border |
| Nebraska, Cornhusker State, NE, Neb. | A midwestern state on the Great Plains |
| Nevada, Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State, NV, Nev. | A state in the southwestern United States |
| New Hampshire, Granite State, NH, N.H. | A state in New England |
| New Jersey, Jersey, Garden State, NJ, N.J. | A Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic |
| New Mexico, Land of Enchantment, NM, N.M. | A state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border |
| New York, New York State, Empire State, NY, N.Y. | A Mid-Atlantic state |
| North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, NC, N.C. | A state in southeastern United States |
| North Dakota, Peace Garden State, ND, N.D. | A state of north central United States bordering on Canada |
| Ohio, Buckeye State, OH | A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region |
| Oklahoma, Sooner State, OK, Okla. | A state in south central United States |
| Oregon, Beaver State, OR, Ore. | A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific |
| Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA, Pa. | A Mid-Atlantic state |
| Rhode Island, Little Rhody, Ocean State, RI, R.I. | A state in New England |
| South Carolina, Palmetto State, SC, S.C. | A state in the Deep South |
| South Dakota, Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State, SD, S.D. | A state in north central United States |
| Tennessee, Volunteer State, TN, Tenn. | A state in east central United States |
| Texas, Lone-Star State, TX, Tex. | The second largest state |
| Utah, Beehive State, Mormon State, UT, Ut. | A state in the western United States |
| Vermont, Green Mountain State, VT, Vt. | A state in New England |
| Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va. | A state in the eastern United States |
| Washington, Evergreen State, WA, Wash. | A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific |
| West Virginia, Mountain State, WV, W.V. | A state in east central United States |
| Wisconsin, Badger State, WI, Wis., Wisc. | A midwestern state in north central United States |
| Wyoming, Equality State, WY, Wyo. | A state in the western United States |
| Part of | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | 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 |
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| Parts | congressional district | A territorial division of a state |
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| Narrower | free state | Any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War |
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| slave state | Any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War |
| Broader | state, province | The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation |
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| Spanish | estado americano |
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| Catalan | estat americà |
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