Sooner State

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The Sooner State is a popular nickname for Oklahoma, a U.S. state known for its history of land runs, Native American heritage, and central role in the Great Plains region.

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Sooner State canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state nickname
appliesToJurisdiction U.S. state of Oklahoma
linked to: Oklahoma
associatedWithCity Oklahoma City
Tulsa
associatedWithCulture Native American heritage
cowboy culture
frontier history
associatedWithEthnicHeritage Five Civilized Tribes
Native American tribes
Plains tribes
associatedWithEvent Oklahoma Land Run of 1889
linked to: Oklahoma land runs

Oklahoma land runs
associatedWithHistory Indian Territory
Oklahoma Territory
settlement of the Great Plains
associatedWithInstitution University of Oklahoma
associatedWithRegionOfJurisdiction Cross Timbers
Great Plains
U.S. Interior Highlands
linked to: Interior Highlands
associatedWithSportsTeam Oklahoma Sooners football
linked to: Oklahoma Sooners
associatedWithSymbol Oklahoma state flag
Oklahoma state seal
borderedByJurisdictionOfState Arkansas
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
New Mexico
Texas
country United States
denotesCharacteristic early settlers who entered land runs before official start
pioneer spirit of Oklahoma settlers
describesRegion Great Plains
South Central United States
hasAbbreviationOfJurisdiction OK
hasAlternativeNameOfJurisdiction State of Oklahoma
hasCapitalOfJurisdiction Oklahoma City
hasEtymology Oklahoma land runs
Sooner
hasEtymologyOriginPeriod late 19th century
hasLargestCityOfJurisdiction Oklahoma City
language English
partOf nicknames of U.S. states
refersTo Oklahoma
usedInContext media and journalism
state branding
tourism promotion

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Oklahoma nickname Sooner State
subject linked to: U.S. state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma nickname Sooner State