Delaware

proper nounnounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)//
United States//ˈdɛləwɛɹ//

A river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay.

proper noun

1
A river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay.
2
Two closely related Algonquian languages of these people, Munsee and Unami.
3
The first state of the United States. Capital: Dover. Largest city: Wilmington.
4
A river in the United States that flows from northeast Kansas into the Kansas River.
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Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio.
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Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. A city in Delaware County, Iowa.
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Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. A town in Sullivan County, New York.
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Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. A town in Nowata County, Oklahoma.
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Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana.
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Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.
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Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. A ghost town in Keweenaw County, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula.
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Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Delaware Township.
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A community in Ontario, Canada.
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A surname.

Etymology

The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). The people and the state were named for the river. For the surname, see De La Warr.

noun

1
A member of the Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.
2
An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.

Forms

plural: Delawares

del · The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator.Del · A diminutive of the male given name Derek.Delaney · A surname from Old French.

Delaware · A river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the…

delay · A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying;…Delay · A surname.delayed · Happening later than is usual, expected, or desired.

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