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palmetto state
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun palmetto state has 1 sense
- palmetto state(n = noun.location) sc, south carolina - a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies; Array is a kind of american state
is a part of america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, south, deep south, carolina, carolinas
is a member of confederacy, confederate states, confederate states of america, dixie, dixieland, south
has parts: capital of south carolina, columbia, charleston, florence, greenville, pee dee, pee dee river, savannah, savannah river
CIDE DICTIONARY
palmetto state, prop. n.
South Carolina; -- a nickname alluding to the State Arms, which contain a representation of a palmetto tree. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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