congressional district - a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives

province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"

U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

slave state - any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the Civil War

free state - any state prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War

Alabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, AL - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

AK, Alaska, Last Frontier - a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"

Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ - a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon

Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR - a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

Centennial State, Colorado, CO - a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains

Connecticut, Constitution State, CT, Nutmeg State - a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies

DE, Diamond State, First State, Delaware - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

Everglade State, FL, Florida, Sunshine State - a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

Empire State of the South, Georgia, Peach State, GA - a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

Aloha State, Hawaii, HI - a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands

Gem State, ID, Idaho - a state in the Rocky Mountains

IL, Illinois, Land of Lincoln, Prairie State - a Midwest state in north-central United States

Hoosier State, Indiana, IN - a state in midwestern United States

Hawkeye State, IA, Iowa - a state in midwestern United States

Kansas, KS, Sunflower State - a state in midwestern United States

Bluegrass State, Kentucky, KY - a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses

Louisiana, Pelican State, LA - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

Maine, ME, Pine Tree State - a state in New England

Free State, Maryland, Old Line State, MD - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

Bay State, Massachusetts, Old Colony, MA - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies

Great Lakes State, Michigan, Wolverine State, MI - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

Gopher State, Minnesota, North Star State, MN - a midwestern state

Magnolia State, Mississippi, MS - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War

Missouri, Show Me State, MO - a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union