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Confederacy - the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 |
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Dixie,
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south situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance"
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southern situated in or coming from regions of the south; "the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations"
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slave state any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
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al,
alabama,
camellia state,
heart of dixie the Muskhogean language of the Alabama
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ar,
arkansas,
land of opportunity a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
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everglade state,
fl,
florida,
sunshine state a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
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empire state of the south,
ga,
georgia,
peach state a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
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la,
louisiana,
pelican state the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
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magnolia state,
mississippi,
ms a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
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missouri,
mo,
show me state a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri
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nc,
north carolina,
old north state,
tar heel state a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
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palmetto state,
sc,
south carolina a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
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tennessee,
tn,
volunteer state a state in east central United States
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lone-star state,
texas,
tx the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
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old dominion,
old dominion state,
va,
virginia a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range
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