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Old Line State

Old Line State proper noun: official nickname for Maryland: a state of the United States.

Proper noun

the Old Line State

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

Origin of Old Line State

Alluding to the fact that its northern boundary is the Mason-Dixon line.

Words formed from Old Line State

Questions about Old Line State

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

Words near Old Line State in the dictionary

  1. Old Leonese
  2. Old Light
  3. Old Lighter
  4. Old Lighters
  5. Old Lights
  6. Old Line State
  7. Old Line Stater
  8. Old Linslade
  9. Old Lithuanian
  10. Old London Town
  11. old long syne

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