"Empire State" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Empire State [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Empire State|the=1}} the Empire State
  1. Official nickname for New York: a state of the United States. Categories (place): Places in the United States, States of the United States
    Sense id: en-Empire_State-en-name-tk-xuTzZ Categories (other): New York, USA, Official nicknames for states of the United States
  2. Ellipsis of Empire State Building. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Empire State Building Synonyms: New York, New York State, State of New York Derived forms: Empire State Building, Empire State of the South [Georgia], Empire State of the West (english: Missouri)
    Sense id: en-Empire_State-en-name-YGi5B2~8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80
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    },
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      "word": "New York State"
    },
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      "word": "State of New York"
    }
  ],
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