Outline of Delaware - General Reference

General Reference

  • Names
    • Common name: Delaware
      • Pronunciation: i/ˈdɛləwɛər/ DEL-ə-wair
    • Official name: State of Delaware
    • Abbreviations and name codes
      • Postal symbol: DE
      • ISO 3166-2 code: US-DE
      • Internet second-level domain: .de.us
    • Nicknames
      • Chemical Capital
      • Corporate Capital (due to the state's business-friendly laws)
      • Diamond State (allusion to the state flag)
      • Blue Hen State or Blue Hen Chicken State
      • The First State (Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution; currently used on license plates)
      • Home of Tax Free Shopping
      • New Sweden
      • Peach State
      • Small Wonder
      • Uncle Sam's Pocket Handkerchief
  • Adjectival: Delaware
  • Demonym: Delawarean

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