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The traditional abbreviations for U.S. states and territories, widely used in mailing addresses prior to the introduction of two-letter U.S. postal abbreviations, are still commonly used for other purposes (such as legal citation), and are still recognized (though discouraged) by the Postal Service.
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include: Any conventional abbreviations found in a standard dictionary, such as: "current": AC (for "alternating current"); less commonly, DC (for "direct current"); or even I (the symbol used in physics and electronics)
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.
It has clearly been awhile since we were last quizzed on where all 50 states were located -- and by awhile we mean probably elementary school. Watch this hilarious video of adults trying to label ...
Income – List of U.S. states and district by income; Income equality – List of U.S. states and district by Gini coefficient; Income tax – List of U.S. states with a flat rate individual income tax; Income tax – List of U.S. states with no individual income tax; Median household income – List of U.S. states and district by median ...
Abbreviations and acronyms are meant to make communication easier. But who can keep track of what they all mean? Well, we can, and now, so can you. The post 80 Acronym Examples You Should Know ...
A flat list (without all 50 states) is in the article linked below. The list is in the map caption: List of temples in the United States (LDS Church)#Contents; Clicking the state on the map there will also work. Map does not have to be there, but it is convenient.