Gopher State
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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If 26 people had been missed in Minnesota, the Gopher State would have lost a seat.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2021
That doesn’t mean the next recession will bypass the Gopher State completely, but it should lessen its impact.
From Washington Times • Oct. 28, 2019
And what, no love for Bob Dylan, another product of the Gopher State?
From Golf Digest • Feb. 27, 2018
A better pheasant population in Minnesota could keep more Minnesota hunters in the Gopher State rather than hunting South Dakota.
From Washington Times • Sep. 22, 2015
Michigan is called the "Wolverine State," Wisconsin the "Badger State," and it is not at all singular that Minnesota should have been christened the "Gopher State."
From The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier by Flandrau, Charles E. (Charles Eugene)
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