blue state

English

Etymology

Compound of blue +‎ state. From the color blue representing the Democratic Party of the United States, and being a state (“subnational division, province”) that votes Democratic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

blue state (plural blue states)

1. (idiomatic, US politics) A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.

Translations

blue state in the United States

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 藍州／蓝州 (lánzhōu)

• French: État bleu (fr) m
• Japanese: 青い州 (aoi shū)
• Khmer: រដ្ឋខៀវ (roat kʰiev)
• Korean: 파란 주 (paran ju)
• Vietnamese: tiểu bang xanh (United States), bang xanh (Vietnam)

See also

• green state
• purple state
• red state
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