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
- Common name: Delaware
- Adjectival: Delaware
- Demonym: Delawarean
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