English Explanatory Dictionary

Badger State

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An unofficial nickname for Wisconsin, a state of the United States.

Word forms

Badger State the Badger State

Etymology

In reference to the caves or tunnels dug and inhabited by early miners in the region, thought to resemble badgers' dens.

Related words

America's Dairyland
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