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Definition of Treasure State
1. Noun. A state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border.
Geographical relationships: Battle Of Little Bighorn, Battle Of The Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand, Little Bighorn
Terms within: Yellowstone National Park, Bozeman, Billings, Butte, Great Falls, Capital Of Montana, Helena, Missoula, Bighorn, Bighorn River, Little Bighorn, Little Bighorn River, Little Horn, Little Missouri, Little Missouri River, Milk, Milk River, Sun River, Yellowstone, Yellowstone River
Generic synonyms: American State
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Lexicographical Neighbors of Treasure State
Literary usage of Treasure State
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Great West: A Study of the Present Conditions and Future Possibilities by Julian Ralph (1893)
"... VI MONTANA: THE Treasure State Two anecdotes told in Montana as characteristic
home-made jokes illustrate the spirit of its people. ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Montana, the third largest of the United States of America, admitted to the Union
8 November, 1889; called the "Treasure State". PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. ..."
3. Decimal Classification and Relative Index for Libraries and Personal Use: In ...by Melvil Dewey by Melvil Dewey (1922)
"... in 1920 51 counties Sobriquet: Treasure state Capital: Helena •7 Wyoming 25
July 1868 Wyoming territory organized 10 July 1890 admitted as 44th state ..."
4. Decimal Classification and Relativ Index for Libraries, Clippings, Notes, Etc by Melvil Dewey (1919)
"... in 1910 28 counties Sobriquet: Treasure state Capital: Helena Wyoming 25 July
1868 Wyoming territory organized 10 July 1890 admitted as 44th state Area ..."
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