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Pine Tree State

American  

noun

  1. Maine (used as a nickname).


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“Every state says that,” said Andy Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, which runs the Pine Tree State Poll.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

Coppersmith, a native of the Pine Tree State, thought this rare lobster needed a name.

From Seattle Times Nov. 16, 2021

So, Maine is fortunate to have a history of bipartisan lawmakers who often put party affiliation aside to help the Pine Tree State and the country.

From Washington Times Oct. 9, 2020

But in 2018 the Pine Tree State may be a national bellwether precisely by not being one, if that makes sense.

From Salon Nov. 6, 2018

The Pine Tree State contained an excellent editorial in favor of woman suffrage, but thought "it could be more successfully advocated in that locality by some one of less pronounced abolitionism."

From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted

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