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U.S. State Flags: Alabama – Louisiana

      Alabama – Louisiana Maine – Oklahoma Oregon – Wyoming   Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii…

U.S. State Flags: Maine – Oklahoma

        Alabama – Louisiana Maine – Oklahoma Oregon – Wyoming     Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada…

U.S. State Flags: Oregon – Wyoming

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Brewer's: Colorado

(U.S. America). A Spanish word meaning red, referring to the red hue of the water of the river. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ColossalColoquintida A B C…

Brewer's: Connecticut

U.S. America, is the Indian Quin—neh—tuk—qut, meaning “land of the long tidal river.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Connubialis de Mulcibre fecit…

Brewer's: Alabama

U. S. America. The name of an Indian tribe of the Mississippi Valley, meaning “here we rest.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AlabasterAkuman A B C D E…

Brewer's: Delaware

U.S. America, was granted by charter in 1701 to Lord De la Ware, who first explored the bay into which the river empties itself. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…

Brewer's: Louisiana

U.S. America. So named in compliment to Louis XIV. of France. Originally applied to the French possessions in the Mississippi Valley. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Brewer's: Massachusetts

was so named from the bay massa [great], wadehuash [mountain], et [near]. The bay-near-the-great-mountain. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Massacre of the…

Brewer's: Maryland

(U.S. America) was so named in compliment to Queen Henrietta Maria. In the Latin charter it is called Terra Marice. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…