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keystone state

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
key-stone s-tate
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Official nickname for Pennsylvania: a state of the United States.

Etymology

An allusion to its central position connecting the original northern and southern thirteen states of the United States, at the time of formation of the Constitution.

Inflected Forms

the Keystone State (canonical)

Phrases

Keystone Stater

Questions

What does keystone state mean?
Official nickname for Pennsylvania: a state of the United States.
Where does keystone state come from?
An allusion to its central position connecting the original northern and southern thirteen states of the United States, at the time of formation of the Constitution.

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