Meaning | The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. |
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Synonyms | Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland |
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Instance of | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
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Members | Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL, Ala. | A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
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Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR, Ark. | A state in south central United States |
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 |
Louisiana, Pelican State, LA, La. | A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
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 |
North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, NC, N.C. | A state in southeastern United States |
South Carolina, Palmetto State, SC, S.C. | A state in the Deep South |
Tennessee, Volunteer State, TN, Tenn. | A state in east central United States |
Texas, Lone-Star State, TX, Tex. | The second largest state |
Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va. | A state in the eastern United States |
Attributes | south | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south |
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southern | In or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line |
Parts | slave state | Any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War |
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Spanish | Confederación, Confederate States of America, Estados Confederados de América |
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Catalan | Confederació, Estats Confederats d'Amèrica |
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