Meaning

1 senses

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

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Today's arraignment hearing offers the defendant his first opportunity to state his case personally.

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  2. Massachusetts this week became the first state to temporarily ban all retail and online sales of e-cigarettes.

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Origin

So nicknamed because Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United

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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Forms

See also

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