gopher state

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Gopher State
    n 1: a midwestern state [syn: {Minnesota}, {Gopher State},
         {North Star State}, {MN}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gopher State \Go"pher State\
   Minnesota; -- a nickname alluding to the abundance of
   gophers.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
    

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