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Definition of First state
1. Noun. A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies.
Generic synonyms: American State
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa, Mid-atlantic States
Terms within: Capital Of Delaware, Dover, Wilmington, Delaware, Delaware River, Delaware Bay
Definition of First state
1. Proper noun. Delaware ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of First State
Literary usage of First state
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"The first state was not treated in ita relation to the essential nature of man;
... Thus moral perfection was denied for the first state, though nothing was ..."
2. Report by Colorado, Division of Finance, Dept. of Finances and Taxation (1916)
"10000.00 Sterling, Logan County National Bank 7500.00 Sugar City, State Bank of
Sugar City 5000.00 Swink, first state Bank 2500.00 Timnath, Farmers' Bank ..."
3. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1917)
"first state. 84 (215) Christ carried to the tomb. About 1645. ... first state.
147 (218) An Old man in meditation, leaning on a book. About 1645. ..."
4. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1905)
"If for no other reason, the sale will be a memorable one, owing to the fact that
the record price of a mezzotint, 1160 gns., paid for Smith's first state of ..."
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