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red state

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.19 in modern English

Syllables
red s-tate
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of the United States voting Republican in a given election, tending to vote Republican in general, or having a typically conservative mindset.

American usage

Etymology

From the color red representing the Republican Party of the United States, and being a state (“subnational division, province”) that votes Republican.

Usage

Inflected Forms

red states (plural)

Phrases

blue state green state purple state

Frequently Paired Words

blue state green state purple state

Questions

What does red state mean?
A state of the United States voting Republican in a given election, tending to vote Republican in general, or having a typically conservative mindset.
Where does red state come from?
From the color red representing the Republican Party of the United States, and being a state (“subnational division, province”) that votes Republican.

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