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Gopher State

Gopher State proper noun: nickname for Minnesota: a state of the United States.

Proper noun

the Gopher State

  1. Nickname for Minnesota: a state of the United States.

Origin of Gopher State

Alluding to the abundance of the animal.

Words formed from Gopher State

Questions about Gopher State

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

Words near Gopher State in the dictionary

  1. gopher rockfish
  2. gopher snake
  3. gopher snakes
  4. gopher spurge
  5. gopher spurges
  6. Gopher State
  7. Gopher Stater
  8. gopher tortoise
  9. gopher tortoises
  10. gopher wood
  11. gopherlike

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