U.S. state
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concept
A U.S. state is a constituent political entity within the United States that possesses its own government, defined territory, and certain sovereign powers under the federal system established by the U.S. Constitution.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. state canonical | 160 |
| state of the United States | 53 |
| federated state | 32 |
| constituent state | 18 |
| federated state of the United States | 15 |
| constituent state of the United States | 4 |
| fictional U.S. state | 4 |
| neighboring U.S. states | 2 |
| U.S. state in a specific time period | 1 |
| U.S. state in the American Civil War | 1 |
| constituent state of a country | 1 |
Instances (231)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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1868 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
surface form:
Massachusetts
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— |
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Charles Wyly Thomas Sr.
surface form:
Louisiana
|
— |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | constituent state |
|
1897 Chicago mayoral election
surface form:
Illinois
|
state of the United States |
|
Keefer Crossing Middle School
surface form:
Texas
|
state of the United States |
|
J-town
surface form:
Kentucky
|
state of the United States |
|
1903 Chicago mayoral election
surface form:
Illinois
|
— |
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Pawling Cemetery, Pawling, New York, United States
surface form:
New York (state)
|
state of the United States |
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Florida, United States
surface form:
Florida
|
— |
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Florida, United States
surface form:
Florida
|
— |
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Nebraska (Omaha word for "flat water")
surface form:
Nebraska
|
— |
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Louisiana (across Sabine River)
surface form:
Louisiana
|
— |
| Connecticut | — |
| Pennsylvania and New Jersey | neighboring U.S. states |
| Rhode Island | — |
|
LBF
surface form:
Nebraska
|
— |
|
Indian state of Sikkim
surface form:
Sikkim
|
federated state |
|
Darbyville
surface form:
Florida
|
state of the United States |
| Pennsylvania | — |
| Illinois | — |
| Hesse | constituent state |
| New Jersey (during tenure with New York Jets) | — |
| Georgia | — |
|
Oregon and Washington
surface form:
Oregon
|
— |
|
Texas and Mexico
surface form:
Texas
|
— |
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Macdonough, Delaware
surface form:
Delaware
|
— |
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state of Hesse
surface form:
Hesse
|
constituent state |
| State of Victoria | federated state |
| Duchy of Schleswig | constituent state |
| Iowa | — |
| Mississippi | — |
|
Sarah Patrick
surface form:
Massachusetts
|
— |
|
Bulfinch
surface form:
Massachusetts
|
state of the United States |
| New Hampshire | — |
| New York (novel continuity) | fictional U.S. state |
| Wisconsin | — |
| State of Guerrero | federated state |
| Tennessee | — |
|
York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, United States
surface form:
Ohio
|
— |
| State of Mississippi | — |
| Alabama | — |
| Oregon | — |
|
Iowa and Illinois
surface form:
Iowa
|
— |
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Kentucky and Missouri
surface form:
Kentucky
|
— |
| Kentucky | — |
| Nebraska | — |
|
Indiana and Kentucky
surface form:
Indiana
|
— |
| Illinois and Indiana | neighboring U.S. states |
|
Matthew Talbot
surface form:
Georgia
|
— |
| Missouri | — |