NYC
George Washington on a visit described NY as 'What Empires are made of' and the phrase stuck.
The nickname of the United States is US or USA.
USA Its a "nickname" for United States of America
friend from ny called him nickname while playing pickup game because of the way he operated with the ball.
No state of the United States uses that nickname.
the United States' nickname is America
George Washington's nickname was the Father of the United States.
Yankees
The "states", "America."
The South
Martin VanBuren was born in Kinderhook, NY. And was given the nickname "Old Kinderhook."