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Centennial State

Centennial State proper noun: official nickname for Colorado: a state of the United States.

Proper noun

the Centennial State

  1. Official nickname for Colorado: a state of the United States.

Origin of Centennial State

A nickname alluding to the fact that Colorado was admitted to the Union in the centennial year, 1876.

Questions about Centennial State

What does Centennial State mean?
Centennial State means official nickname for Colorado: a state of the United States.
What part of speech is Centennial State?
Centennial State is a proper noun.

Words near Centennial State in the dictionary

  1. centenionales
  2. centenionalis
  3. centennia
  4. centennial
  5. Centennial Park
  6. Centennial State
  7. centennially
  8. centennials
  9. centennium
  10. Centeno
  11. Centenos

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