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free state of jones

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
free s-tate of jones
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An unrecognized country that existed from 1863 to 1865, when Jones County, Covington County, Bainbridge County and portions of others, of the state of Mississippi, seceded from the Confederate States of America, and attempted to ally with the Union.

Etymology

From free state + Jones. From Jones County, the heart of the area in rebellion against the CSA.

Questions

What does free state of jones mean?
An unrecognized country that existed from 1863 to 1865, when Jones County, Covington County, Bainbridge County and portions of others, of the state of Mississippi, seceded from the Confederate States of America, and attempted to ally with the Union.
Where does free state of jones come from?
From free state + Jones. From Jones County, the heart of the area in rebellion against the CSA.

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