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red state

red state noun: a state of the United States voting Republican in a given election, tending to vote Republican in general, or having a typically conservative mindset.

Noun

red state (plural red states)

  1. (US) A state of the United States voting Republican in a given election, tending to vote Republican in general, or having a typically conservative mindset.

red state meaning in Vietnamese

red state in Vietnamese

red state in the United States
tiểu bang đỏ, bang đỏ

Forms of red state

pluralred states

Origin of red state

From the color red representing the Republican Party of the United States, and being a state (“subnational division, province”) that votes Republican.

Questions about red state

What does red state mean?
Red state means a state of the United States voting Republican in a given election, tending to vote Republican in general, or having a typically conservative mindset.
What is red state in Vietnamese?
Red state in Vietnamese is tiểu bang đỏ, bang đỏ. See Red state meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is red state?
Red state is a noun.
What is the plural of red state?
The plural of red state is red states.

Words near red state in the dictionary

  1. red squid
  2. red squill
  3. red squirrel
  4. red squirrels
  5. Red Star
  6. red state
  7. red states
  8. red steenbras
  9. Red Stick
  10. Red Sticks
  11. red strawberry tongue

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