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Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Vermont's nickname is a literal translation of its modern name, which was derived from the French "les verts monts," meaning "green mountains."
City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
Vermont (/ v ər ˈ m ɒ n t / ⓘ) [7] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north.
Vermont: The Green Mountain State The lush, forested moutain ranges in Vermont, known as the Green Mountains, inspired the state's nickname: "The Green Mountain State." Bill Chizek/istockphoto
The Northeast Kingdom (also, locally, "The Kingdom" [1] [2] and abbreviated NEK) is the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Vermont, approximately comprising Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia counties and with a population of 64,764 at the 2010 census.
Vermont: Vermonter Woodchuck [58] Virgin Islands: Virgin Islander Virginia: Virginian Washington: Washingtonian West Virginia: West Virginian Mountaineer Wisconsin: Wisconsinite Badger, [59] Cheesehead, [60] [61] Sconnie, [62] Wisconsonian, Wisconsese Wyoming: Wyomingite Wyomese, [63] Wyomingian
The name is a direct reference to Hoosiers being the state nickname for those from Indiana, which is officially coined. The school's official nickname became the Hoosiers in 1923, when the program ...