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Peach State

Peach State

1 3.2
A nickname for the state of Georgia in the southeastern United States known for its peaches
  • proper noun
  • /piːtʃ steɪt/
translation icon : Estado del Durazno
  • "WELCOME TO GEORGIA -- 'The Peach State'"
  • Georgia, the Peach State

Examples

  • While Georgia is known as the Peach State, California and South Carolina produce more.

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  • Georgia, often referred to as the Peach State, is famous for its delicious peaches.

  • The Peach State is known for its warm climate, which is ideal for peach cultivation.

  • Many tourists visit the Peach State to enjoy the annual peach festival held every summer.

Synonyms

Georgia
vsPeach State
∞ 1.0

A state in the southeast of the United States known for peaches and Atlanta

is a nickname rather than the state's official proper name
GA
vsPeach State
  • US
41 1.0

An abbreviation for the United States state Georgia used in addresses

is a nickname rather than an official abbreviated form
Empire State of the South
vsPeach State
6.4

A nickname for the U.S. state of Georgia for its economic and cultural importance in the South

is a nickname without stressing economic or cultural prominence

Surface Forms

Peach State main

Morphology

peach + state

The phrase is compositionally transparent in that a learner who knows 'peach' and 'state' can infer it denotes a state associated with peaches (i.e. a nickname related to peach production). However, identifying the specific referent — that it is the established nickname for the U.S. state of Georgia — requires cultural/encyclopedic knowledge beyond the constituent meanings, so it is not fully transparent.

Etymology

Peach State comes from Georgia's long history of growing many peaches. In the phrase, peach is the fruit and state means the place, so the picture of peach trees became a simple 'nickname' for Georgia.