History of U.S. States

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The state is the primary political subdivision of the United States. Note that this is somewhat confusing, in that the word state also refers to soverign politicial entities, such as the United States (see state).

The state is the primary political subdivision of the United States. Note that this is somewhat confusing, in that the word state also refers to sovereign politicial entities, such as the United States (see state).

Changed: 5,7c5,7

Some (potentially) confusing things about U.S. states:
*"Georgia" is the name of both a U.S. state, and the name of an independent state in Caucasia.
*New York is both a state, and a city in that state

Some potentially confusing facts concerning U.S. states include:
*"Georgia" is the name of both a U.S. state and an independent nation in Caucasia
*New York is both a state, a county in that state, and a city in that county

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	Revision 8 . . (edit) October 14, 2001 7:20 pm by Tsja [corrected District of Columbia]
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