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Bay State

American  

noun

  1. Massachusetts (used as a nickname).


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Origin of Bay State

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

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Bay State Democrats in 2021 passed a law requiring their government to adopt policies and emissions limits to reduce its CO2 emissions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Not long ago, the windowless cells in the Pelican Bay State Prison in Northern California housed men placed in solitary confinement for years, some of them decades.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

Other sites in Alaska where the risks of lake tsunamis coincide with human activity and infrastructure include Eklutna, Seward, Valdez, Juneau, Grewingk Lake in Kachemak Bay State Park and Index Lake near Glacier View.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2024

A few miles west, detour to Sequim Bay State Park, where the mild climate makes for year-round camping, including winter tent or R.V. camping.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

The city limits of Worcester were reached at four o'clock in the afternoon and a half hour later I was registered at the Bay State House.

From Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel by Glazier, Willard W.

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