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Oct 2025
12m 38s

#357 US State Name Stories - Midwest

Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
About this episode

This is the third episode of our state names series. This time, we're traveling to the Midwest.

Let's quickly list all the states in the Midwest:
They are: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

That's twelve states in total! I'll just focus on a few of the most representative ones: Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

Get the text here: Speakenglishpodcast.com/357-us-state-name-stories-midwest/

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