fifty-first state

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Etymology

As though an addition to the existing fifty states of the USA.

Noun

fifty-first state (plural fifty-first states)

  1. (derogatory) A country or region regarded as under the control of the United States.
    • 2025 March 4, Alan Rappeport, Ana Swanson, quoting Justin Trudeau, “Trump’s Latest Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China Could Be His Biggest Gamble”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      “What he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that’ll make it easier to annex us,” Mr. Trudeau said during a news conference on Tuesday. “That’s never going to happen. We will never be the 51st state.”

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