Blackwater State

English

Etymology

Alluding to the dark colour of the water of its rivers, due to the presence of a black vegetable mould in the soil.

Proper noun

Blackwater State

  1. (informal, dated) Nebraska

References

  • Blackwater State in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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