14 Nicknames for America and the Stories Behind Them Visual Story

By Alli Sewell

Introduction

14 Nicknames for America and the Stories Behind Them Visual Story

Do you want to learn some nicknames for America? This article covers 14 of the...

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Eagleland

While not a common nickname, Eagleland will make sense to most. The American bald eagle...

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Murica

Murica, sometimes spelled Merica, is a colloquial name for the United States. It's often used...

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The City on a Hill

One of the more historical American nicknames is the City on a Hill, sometimes called...

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The Empire of Liberty

The Empire of Liberty is another historical moniker. This name is related to Thomas Jefferson...

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The Home of the Brave

The US is often called the Home of the Brave due to its national anthem...

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The Land of Opportunity

One of the well-known nicknames for the United States is the Land of Opportunity. This...

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The Land of the Free

Like the Home of the Brave, the Land of the Free is a nickname that...

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The Melting Pot

While the Melting Pot isn't the most well-known United States nickname, it has been used...

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The New World

The New World is one of the oldest nicknames related to the United States. Explorers...

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The Stars and Stripes

The design of the flag of the United States is the reasoning behind the name...

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U.S. of A.

The U.S. of A is simply a shortened way of saying the United States of...

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Uncle Sam / Uncle Sam's Country

Uncle Sam is a personification of the United States Government or the country as a...

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The Great Experiment

The Great Experiment is one of the nicknames linked to George Washington. He and other...

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The States

The States is simply a shortened and informal way of saying the United States of...

Conclusion

In Conclusion

Due to being such a large and globally recognized country, it's not surprising that there...

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