When you are writing the two letter abbreviation, (ex: CA), you are supposed to use uppercase letters. But when you writing out the entire word, (ex: California), you are supposed to only capitalize the first letter. In states with two words, (ex: New Jersey), you have to capitalize both the first letter of the first word, as well as the first letter of the second word.
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Massachusetts is the longest single word state name with 13 letters North and South Carolina are the longest multiple word state names both with 13 letters
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States - 8 Letters: · Arkansas · Colorado · Delaware · Illinois · Kentucky · Michigan · Missouri · Nebraska · Oklahoma · Virginia
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The shortest state capital names have five letters:Boise, IDDover, DESalem, ORThe second shortest state capital names have six letters:Albany, NYAustin, TXBoston, MAHelena, MTJuneau, AKDenver, COPierre, SDTopeka, KS
Some proper nouns for the common noun state are:California, USAQueensland, AustraliaVatican City (a city state)Singapore (a city state)Veracruz, MexicoAmazonas, Brazil
The letters in the alphabet that do not begin any state names in the United States are Q, X, and Y. There are no states that start with these letters. All other letters from A to Z have at least one state name that begins with them.
The state with the longest official name is "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations". The three longest state names that are commonly used: Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina
Massachusetts and, South Carolina, North Carolina are the longest with 13 characters in their names.
For English names, the country Mexico and Morocco and the principality (city-state) of Monaco.