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gopher state is an instance of:

• American state (noun) - one of the 50 states of the United States

gopher state is a part of:

• Midwest, middle west, midwestern United States (noun) - the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
• United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. (noun) - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean

parts of gopher state:

• Bemidji (noun) - a town in northern Minnesota
• Duluth (noun) - a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior
• Hibbing (noun) - a town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range
• Little Sioux River (noun) - a river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa
• Mankato (noun) - a town in southern Minnesota

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• Mesabi Range (noun) - a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887
• Minneapolis (noun) - largest city in Minnesota
• Rochester (noun) - a town in southeast Minnesota
• Saint Cloud, St. Cloud (noun) - a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River
• Saint Paul, St. Paul, capital of Minnesota (noun) - capital of the state of Minnesota
• Twin Cities (noun) - nickname for Saint Paul and Minneapolis
• Virginia (noun) - a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range
• Voyageurs National Park (noun) - a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests