Granite State \Gran"ite State\ New Hampshire; -- a nickname alluding to its mountains, which are chiefly of granite. Granite State \Gran"ite State\ New Hampshire; -- a nickname alluding to its mountains, which are chiefly of granite. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Granite State n : a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {New Hampshire}, {NH}]