The origins of U.S. state names

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Alabama
thicket-clearers or plant-clearers; from Choctaw.
Alaska
mainland; from Russian.
Colorado
red or reddish; from Spanish.
Florida
flowery; from Spanish.
Georgia
named after King George II of England.
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Illinois
ordinary; from Old Ottawa.
Indiana
land of the Indians; from Latin.
Kentucky
on the meadow; from Mohawk.
Louisiana
named after King Louis XIV of France.
Maryland
named after Queen Henrietta Mary of England.
Massachusetts
near the great little-mountain; from Narragansett.
Michigan
large lake; from Old Algonquin.
Minnesota
cloudy water; from Ojibwe.
Mississippi
great river; from Ojibwe.
Montana
mountain; from Spanish.
Nevada
snow-covered; from Spanish.
Wyoming
at the big flat river; from Munsee.
Ohio
large creek; Seneca.
Oregon
beautiful; Algonquian
Pennsylvania
Penn's woods.
Rhode Island
red island; from Dutch and Greek.
Texas
friend; from Caddo.
Utah
high; from Western Apache.
Vermont
green mountain; from French.
Wisconsin
red-stone place; from Miami.

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