好像是星条旗上50颗星星围绕著它，明州才真正是美国的重心所在，所以有了「北星之州（North Star State）的别号。
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?北极星州
别 名：北极星州（North Star State），囊地鼠州（Geph ..
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?北辰州
... 明尼阿波利斯（Minneapolis） “北辰州”（North Star State） 北方之星（The Star of the North） ...
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Temperatures for the morning commute in the NorthStarState stayed well below zero.
CNN: Weather worries prompt school closings in South
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They hope to use the Texas grid, which (fittingly, for the Lone Starstate) stands alone from North America's eastern and western power grids, as a crucible for their reforms.
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Vinroot played basketball for revered University of North Carolina coach Dean Smith -- a gold star in a state where college basketball is on almost everyone's mind all year.