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Definition of Pelican State
1. Noun. A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War.
Generic synonyms: American State
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa, Gulf States, South, Deep South
Group relationships: Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States Of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South
Terms within: Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Capital Of Louisiana, Lafayette, Monroe, Morgan City, New Orleans, Shreveport, Ouachita, Ouachita River, Red, Red River
Definition of Pelican State
1. Proper noun. Louisiana ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pelican State
Literary usage of Pelican State
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of Louisiana by Maurice Thompson (1888)
"THE Pelican State. HE prosperity of Louisiana, after the fourteenth of September,
1874, depended upon the temper of the native white people. ..."
2. Practical Materia Medica and Prescription Writing: With Illustrations by Oscar Walter Bethea (1917)
"Suppose an expert accountant locates in a city and sends this note to Mr. Smith:
John Smit, Crescent City, Pelican State. dear Sir: Give this slave 5 slugs. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"(3) An island in Princess Charlotte Bay off the northeast coast of Australia, in
latitude 13° 50' S. Pelican State, a popular name for the State of ..."
4. The American Bar by James Clark Fifield (1918)
"... Pelican State Bank, Pelican, La. MANY*, 900, Sabine Co. FRAZER, BA Sabine
State Bank Born 1879; a. to bar, 1904. MARKSVILLE*. 1500, A voyelles Co. ..."
5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1901)
"... Georgia ; Creole State or Pelican State, Louisiana ; Empire State, New York ;
Hawkeye State, Iowa ; Hoosier State, Indiana; Jayhawkers, inhabitants of ..."
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