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Official Names of the States

Six US states have official names that differ from the common name for them. Can you name them?
you get the initials of the states
sourced from Wikipedia articles for the individual states
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Last updated: May 2, 2019
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KY
Commonwealth of Kentucky
MA
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
PA
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
RI
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
VA
Commonwealth of Virginia
WA
State of Washington
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Level 45
Aug 8, 2025
The name you have for Rhode Island is what it used to be called before becoming a state of the USA. It used to be called the "Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".