"Sooner State" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Sooner State [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Sooner State|the=1}} the Sooner State
  1. Official nickname for Oklahoma: a state of the United States. Categories (place): Places in the United States, States of the United States
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