Delaware
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Delaware
- /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/ US
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun Delawar
- 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.
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Two closely related Algonquian languages of these people, Munsee and Unami.
Similar: Lenape
- The first state of the United States. Capital: Dover. Largest city: Wilmington.
- A river in the United States that flows from northeast Kansas into the Kansas River.
- A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio.
- A city in Delaware County, Iowa.
- A town in Sullivan County, New York.
- A town in Nowata County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Keweenaw County, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Delaware Township.
- A community in Ontario, Canada.
- A surname.
noun Delawares · Delaware · Delawar
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A member of the Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.
Similar: Lenape, Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape
- An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: diamond state, first state, delaware river, chesapeake, shawnee, belvidere, lenape, de, del., delawareans, delmarva, schuylkill, indian river, maurice river, beaver kill, delaware county
Translations
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name US state
| Español | Delaware |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 델라웨어 Dellaweeo |
| 日本語 | デラウェア Derawea |
| 中文 | 特拉華 /特拉华 Tèlāhuá |
| Português | Delaware |
| Deutsch | Delaware |
| Italiano | Delaware |
| Ελληνικά | Ντέλαγουερ Ntélagouer |
| Русский | Де́лавэр Délavɛr |
| العربية | دِيلَاوِير dīlāwīr |
| עברית | דלאוור |
name Algonquian languages of these people
| Deutsch | Delawarisch, delawarische Sprache, Delawarensprache |
|---|
name major river
| Português | Delaware |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Delaware, Delaware-Fluss, Delawarfluss, Delaware-Fluß, Delawarefluß, Delaware River |
noun member of the Lenape people
| Português | delaware |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Delaware, Delawarinnen, Lenni Lenape, Lenape |
Talk about this word "Delaware." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/delaware. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Delaware. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/delaware "Delaware." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/delaware.Cite this
@misc{delaware_2026,
title = {Delaware},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/delaware},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
