Words and their stories: state nicknames, part 1
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="place">place</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="historically">historically</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="nicknames">nicknames</span>.</p><p><span word="Alabama">Alabama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Heart">Heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dixie">Dixie</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Deep">Deep</span> <span word="South">South</span>. <span word="Dixie">Dixie</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="South">South</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="ten">ten</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span>. "<span word="Deece">Deece</span>," <span word="or">or</span> <span word="D">D</span>-<span word="I">I</span>-<span word="X">X</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="Dixie">Dixie</span>."</p><p><span word="Way">Way</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="north">north</span>, <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="Frontier">Frontier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="understandable">understandable</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>. <span word="Near">Near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="Circle">Circle</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="explored">explored</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="settled">settled</span>.</p><p><span word="Arizona">Arizona</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Canyon">Canyon</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="winding">winding</span> <span word="canyon">canyon</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span> <span word="River">River</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arkansas">Arkansas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Land">Land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Opportunity">Opportunity</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span>. <span word="Arkansas">Arkansas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fictional">fictional</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="California">California</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="Sure">Sure</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="State">State</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rocky">Rocky</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Centennial">Centennial</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span>-<span word="six">six</span>, <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>.</p>
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