Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empire state of the south

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: em-pire s-tate of the -south
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for Georgia: a state of the United States.

Example Sentences

"For, as can be clearly seen in the case of Georgia, the “Empire State of the South, ” the Knights fought the South's entrenched “Bourbon Democracy” in near isolation between the mid-1880s and early 1890s. While the Knights' efforts not ..."

Etymology

After the Empire State, and in reference to Georgia's industrialization following the American Civil War.

Inflected Forms

the Empire State of the South (canonical)

Phrases

Peach State

Frequently Paired Words

Peach State

Questions

What does empire state of the south mean?: Nickname for Georgia: a state of the United States.
Where does empire state of the south come from?: After the Empire State, and in reference to Georgia's industrialization following the American Civil War.

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