Golden State
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3.3
- proper noun
- /ˈɡoʊldən steɪt/
- Literature
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Golden State
- In the end, Golden State walked away with a win they had to have.
- Golden State Warriors
- Golden State won
- Golden State coach
Everybody's got a hot take on the Golden State Warriors and LeBron.
- Everybody's got a hot take on the Golden State Warriors and LeBron.
- Joining me now is former ESPN writer and beat reporter with The Athletic for the Golden State Warriors, Ethan Strauss.
- You know it's Dallas and Golden State and you can join the Finals action with DraftKings Sports Book.
- It looks like it's coming down to Golden State versus Cleveland, which we all knew about six months ago.
- So, you know, me saying this means Golden State would beat Michael Jordan's Bulls?
- Oakland, CA, the home of the Golden State Warriors, who are one of my favorite teams and have always on the court shown incredible excellence, as has their coach.
- So we in San Francisco, they playing Golden State, we playing Golden State.
- We're going to come out young, hot Golden State Warriors.
- and spiritually because it's spirit that wins. Now, if you just saw Golden State play the play the,
Examples
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DJ scored 18 points and 12 boards against Golden State.
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His rookie year with Golden State was the rookie year of a newly acquired Kansas State guard named Mitch Richmond.
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It's very easy to beat Golden State on the fact that you have to play faster than them.
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The win against Golden State comes to mind.
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We're going to come out young, hot Golden State Warriors.
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Tyler was later drafted by the Golden State Warriors.
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The Lakers are off to a 1-4 start and will play Golden State tonight at the Staples Center.
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Everybody's got a hot take on the Golden State Warriors and LeBron.
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Most importantly, Lee led the Warriors' rebounding push, as Golden State outrebounded Minnesota 50-34.
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The Golden State Warriors won the championship last season, showcasing their dominant performance.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'Golden State' is compositionally transparent as a nickname for a place (a 'golden' state), so a learner who knows the words could infer a place name or epithet. However, using it specifically as a short form for the NBA team requires cultural/sports knowledge (metonymy) and is not predictable from the constituents alone, so the team sense is not fully transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Golden State is also used in sports because the basketball team is called the Golden State Warriors, using the state's nickname. So in reports and by fans, Golden State simply means 'the team'.