delia
/ˈdiːlɪə/
delia noun: a garment worn by noblemen of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, similar to a coat or cloak, and worn over the żupan from the 16th until the early 18th century.
Noun
delia (plural delias)
- A garment worn by noblemen of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, similar to a coat or cloak, and worn over the żupan from the 16th until the early 18th century.
- The basic parts of a suit were: […] a delia or "ferezja", usually of velvet, an outer garment, long and loose, with long sleeves and a large collar. […] From the end of the 17th century the delia was generally replaced by a "kontusz", […]1973, Actas del XXIII Congreso Internacional de Historia del Arte: España entre el Mediterráneo y el Atlántico […], Granada: Universidad de Granada, Departamento de Historia del Arte [University of...
- One of the first portraits of the King to show him in Polish costume (jupan and delia).1976, Jerzy Banach, editor, Cracow, City of Museums: The Most Beautiful Works of Art from Seven Museums (Great Centers of Art), Warsaw: Arkady, →OCLC, page 40, column 2
Proper noun capitalized: Delia
Delia
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- Sentiment hallows the vowels of Delia;/Sweet simplicity breathes from Rose;c. 1886, William Ernest Henley, A Ballade of Ladies' Names, Gleeson White: Ballades and Rondeaus, Read Books 1887, page 19
- "I'm Delia Grinstead," she told him. - - - "I don't believe I've ever run into a Delia before." "Well, it's Cordelia, really. My father named me that."1995, Anne Tyler, Ladder of Years, Knopf, →ISBN, page 8
- A village in Alberta, Canada.
- A city in Kansas.
- A municipality of Sicily, Italy.
delia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
delia in Hindi
- डेलिया, डेलीया
delia in Tamil
- டெலியா, டிலியா
delia in Marathi
- डेलिया, डिलिया
delia in Urdu
- ڈیلیا, ڈیلیہ
More languagesFewer languages
- delia in Bengali
- ডেলিয়া, ডিলিয়া, দেলিয়া
- delia in Telugu
- డెలియా, డీలియా
- delia in Malayalam
- ഡെലിയാ, ഡെലിയ, ഡേലിയ
- delia in Kannada
- ಡೆಲಿಯಾ, ದೆಲಿಯಾ
- delia in Punjabi
- ਡੇਲੀਆ, ਡੀਲੀਆ, ਡੈਲੀਆ
- delia in Gujarati
- ડેલિયા, ડેલીયા, ડીલિયા
- delia in Odia
- ଡେଲିଆ
- delia in Nepali
- डेलिया, देलिया
Forms of delia
| plural | delias |
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Origin of delia
Unadapted borrowing from Polish delia.
From Ancient Greek Δηλίᾱ (Dēlíā), epithet of the goddess Artemis, referring to her birth on the island of Delos.
Words formed from delia
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Questions about delia
- What does delia mean?
- Delia means a garment worn by noblemen of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, similar to a coat or cloak, and worn over the żupan from the 16th until the early 18th century.
- What is delia in Hindi?
- Delia in Hindi is डेलिया, डेलीया. See Delia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is delia?
- Delia can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce delia?
- Delia is pronounced /ˈdiːlɪə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of delia?
- The plural of delia is delias.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: delia (page history and authors); Delia (page history and authors); delia (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); delia (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); delia (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); delia (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); delia (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); delia (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); delia (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); delia (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); delia (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); delia (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); delia (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); delia (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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