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First Coast

proper noun

A seaboard region comprising the Florida Atlantic coast near St. Augustine and Jacksonville.

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Meanings

proper nounthe First Coast

A seaboard region comprising the Florida Atlantic coast near St. Augustine and Jacksonville.
Northward on the First Coast, Amelia Island is the “Isle of Eight Flags,” so they one could expect to find some different culinary experiences here as well.
2014, Shelley Marsh, Fifty First Coast Dates

Origin

Coined in 1983, in reference to the fact that St. Augustine, Florida, was the first area of European settlement in Florida or anywhere in the current United States.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with First Coast

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Cite this entry

APA

First Coast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/First%20Coast

MLA

“First Coast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/First%20Coast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “First Coast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/First%20Coast.

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