(一)美利坚合众国（the United States of America）是一个由五十个州和一个联邦直辖特区组成的宪政联邦共和制国家。除了本名之外，这五十一个地区都有自己的别称。那么，从本期开始，我们将一同了解这些有趣的名称以及它们背后的故事。A nickname is a shortened form of a persons name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing.Americas fifty states have some of the most historically interesting nicknames.Alabamais known astheHeart of Dixiebecause it is in the very middle of a group of states in the Deep South. Dixie itself is a nickname for the American South. It
