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Badger State

Badger State proper noun: an unofficial nickname for Wisconsin, a state of the United States.

Proper noun

the Badger State

  1. An unofficial nickname for Wisconsin, a state of the United States.

Origin of Badger State

In reference to the caves or tunnels dug and inhabited by early miners in the region, thought to resemble badgers' dens.

Words formed from Badger State

Questions about Badger State

What does Badger State mean?
Badger State means an unofficial nickname for Wisconsin, a state of the United States.
What part of speech is Badger State?
Badger State is a proper noun.

Words near Badger State in the dictionary

  1. badger dogs
  2. badger game
  3. badger games
  4. Badger Head
  5. badger skunk
  6. Badger State
  7. Badger Stater
  8. badger-legged
  9. badgerbrush
  10. badgered
  11. badgerer

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