First State

proper noun

Official nickname for Delaware: a state of the United States.

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Meanings

proper nounthe First State
  1. Official nickname for Delaware: a state of the United States.

Origin

So nicknamed because Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, although it was the last of the Thirteen Colonies to establish itself as a state.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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