Sooner State

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state nickname

The Sooner State is a popular nickname for Oklahoma, a U.S. state known for its history of land runs, Native American heritage, and central role in the Great Plains region.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Sooner State canonical	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state nickname ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Oklahoma ⓘ surface form: U.S. state of Oklahoma
associatedWithCity	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ surface form: Oklahoma City Tulsa ⓘ
associatedWithCulture	Native American heritage ⓘ cowboy culture ⓘ frontier history ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicHeritage	“Five Civilized Tribes” ⓘ surface form: Five Civilized Tribes Native American tribes ⓘ Plains tribes ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Oklahoma land runs ⓘ surface form: Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 Oklahoma land runs ⓘ
associatedWithHistory	Indian Territory ⓘ Oklahoma Territory ⓘ settlement of the Great Plains ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution	University of Oklahoma ⓘ
associatedWithRegionOfJurisdiction	Cross Timbers ⓘ Great Plains ⓘ Interior Highlands ⓘ surface form: U.S. Interior Highlands
associatedWithSportsTeam	Oklahoma Sooners ⓘ surface form: Oklahoma Sooners football
associatedWithSymbol	Oklahoma state flag ⓘ Oklahoma state seal ⓘ
borderedByJurisdictionOfState	Arkansas ⓘ Colorado ⓘ Kansas ⓘ Missouri ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Texas ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
denotesCharacteristic	early settlers who entered land runs before official start ⓘ pioneer spirit of Oklahoma settlers ⓘ
describesRegion	Great Plains ⓘ South Central United States ⓘ
hasAbbreviationOfJurisdiction	OK ⓘ
hasAlternativeNameOfJurisdiction	U.S. state of Oklahoma ⓘ surface form: State of Oklahoma
hasCapitalOfJurisdiction	Oklahoma City metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Oklahoma City
hasEtymology	Oklahoma land runs ⓘ Sooner ⓘ
hasEtymologyOriginPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
hasLargestCityOfJurisdiction	Oklahoma City ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
partOf	nicknames of U.S. states ⓘ
refersTo	Oklahoma ⓘ
usedInContext	media and journalism ⓘ state branding ⓘ tourism promotion ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. state of Oklahoma → nickname → Sooner State ⓘ

subject surface form: Oklahoma

Oklahoma → nickname → Sooner State ⓘ