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Pine Tree State

Pine Tree State

4.7
A name people use for the state of Maine in the United States
  • proper noun
translation icon : Estado del Pino
  • Maine is popularly known as the Pine Tree State because of its vast forests.

Examples

  • Maine, also known as the Pine Tree State, is famous for its beautiful coast.

  • We spent our summer vacation traveling through the Pine Tree State.

  • The Pine Tree State is famous for its beautiful coastlines and national parks.

  • Did you know that Pine Tree State has over 3,000 lakes?

  • Maine is popularly known as the Pine Tree State because of its vast forests.

  • The Pine Tree State is famous for its beautiful coastlines and national parks.

  • We spent our summer vacation traveling through the Pine Tree State.

Synonyms

Maine
vsPine Tree State
325 1.0

A state in the northeastern United States in New England with capital Augusta

is a familiar nickname for the same state rather than the official name

Surface Forms

Pine Tree State main

Morphology

pine + tree + state

The phrase transparently denotes a state characterized by pine trees: a learner who knows 'pine', 'tree' and 'state' can infer it is a (nickname for a) state noted for its pine trees — in this case Maine. This is a literal, compositional place-name pattern common across languages and therefore immediately accessible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Pine Tree State comes from the many tall pine trees that once covered Maine and helped people build ships and houses. Because those trees were such a big part of life there, people began calling the area the Pine Tree State, so the name means 'the state of Maine'.