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Delaware

UK/ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)//ˈdɛləwɛɹ/

Delaware proper noun: 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.

delaware: a river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the...
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Proper noun

Delaware

  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.
    Synonyms:
    Lenape
  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.
  5. A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio.
  6. A city in Delaware County, Iowa.
  7. A town in Sullivan County, New York.
  8. A town in Nowata County, Oklahoma.
  9. An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana.
  10. An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.
  11. A ghost town in Keweenaw County, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula.
  12. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Delaware Township.
  13. A community in Ontario, Canada.
  14. A surname.

Noun

Delaware (plural Delawares or Delaware)

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

Delaware meaning in Arabic and Thai

Delaware in Arabic

US state
دِيلَاوِير dīlāwīr

Delaware in Thai

US state
เดลาแวร์ dee-laa-wɛɛ
major river
แม่น้ำเดลาแวร์

Synonyms of Delaware

Forms of Delaware

Proper noun
alternative formDelawar
Noun
pluralDelawares
pluralDelaware

Origin of Delaware

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.

Words formed from Delaware

Phrases with Delaware

Questions about Delaware

What does Delaware mean?
Delaware means 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.
What is Delaware in Arabic?
Delaware in Arabic is دِيلَاوِير (dīlāwīr). See Delaware meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Delaware?
Delaware can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Delaware?
Delaware is pronounced /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/ (UK).

Words near Delaware in the dictionary

  1. Delauters
  2. Delavega
  3. Delavegas
  4. delavirdine
  5. Delawar
  6. Delaware
  7. Delaware Bay
  8. Delaware corporation
  9. Delaware corporations
  10. Delaware County
  11. Delaware Nation

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