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Definition of Gopher state
1. Noun. A midwestern state.
Group relationships: Middle West, Midwest, Midwestern United States, America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Terms within: Voyageurs National Park, Bemidji, Duluth, Hibbing, Mankato, Minneapolis, Rochester, Saint Cloud, St. Cloud, Capital Of Minnesota, Saint Paul, St. Paul, Twin Cities, Virginia, Little Sioux River, Mesabi Range
Generic synonyms: American State
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gopher State
Literary usage of Gopher state
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Minnesota: A History for Children by Hester McLean Pollock (1917)
"... THE gopher state THE people of the United States have always been fond of
nicknames and almost every State in -the Union has one, often coming from some ..."
2. Agricultural Resources & Environmental Indicators edited by Margot Anderson (1998)
"University of Minnesota and the Consortium for International Crop Protection,
Ted Radcliffe's gopher state IPM Site (http://www.ent.agri.umn.edu/academ- ..."
3. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering by Joan Burrelli, Carolyn Arena, Carolyn Shettle, Deborah Fort (1998)
"University of Minnesota and the Consortium for International Crop Protection,
Ted Radcliffe's gopher state IPM Site (http://www.ent.agri.umn .edu/academ- ..."
4. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance by Warren Upham (1920)
"... which is frequently called the Wolverine state, and Wisconsin, the Badger
state, Minnesota has a favorite sobriquet or nickname, the gopher state. ..."
5. A Dictionary of American Politics: Comprising Accounts of Political Parties by Everit Brown, Albert Strauss (1907)
"Minnesota—gopher state. Mississippi—Bayou State. Missouri—Pennsylvania of the West.
Nebraska . Nevada—Sage Hen State. New Hampshire—Granite State. ..."
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