Sooner State

proper noun

Official nickname for Oklahoma: a state of the United States.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Sooner State
  1. Official nickname for Oklahoma: a state of the United States.

    Oklahoma has almost, but never quite elected a Republican Governor. But in national politics the Sooner State has twice strayed from the Democratic reservation (Harding and Hoover).

    1943 August 16, “U.S. At War: Every Democrat for Himself”, in Time
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APA

Sooner State. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sooner%20State

MLA

“Sooner State.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sooner%20State. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sooner State,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sooner%20State.

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