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blue state

noun

Etymology

Compound of blue + state. From the color blue representing the Democratic Party of the United States, and being a state (“subnational division, province”) that votes Democratic.

  1. derived from stātus
  2. derived from estat
  3. inherited from stat
  4. compounded as blue state — “blue + state”

Definitions

  1. A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote…

    A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.

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