Delaware
Baron. De La Warr, 12th Baron.
a state in the eastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 2,057 square miles (5,330 square kilometers). Capital: Dover. Abbreviations: DE (for use with zip code), Del.
a city in central Ohio.
a river flowing south from southeastern New York, along the boundary between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, into the Delaware Bay. 296 miles (475 kilometers) long.
a member of a grouping of North American Indian peoples, comprising the Munsee, Unami, and Unalachtigo, formerly occupying the drainage basin of the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River valley, and the intervening area.
the Eastern Algonquian language of any of the Delaware peoples.
Horticulture.
a red vinifera grape grown for table use that yields a white wine.
the vine bearing this fruit.
Origin of Delaware
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How to use Delaware in a sentence
Delaware warned its residents their second appointments would be delayed as health officials distributed first doses.
As delays hamper some second coronavirus vaccine doses, a debate rages: Prioritize one shot or two? | Meryl Kornfield | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostBefore the Delaware trip, he and his wife did not eat inside restaurants, attend large gatherings or forget their masks.
900,000 infected. Nearly 15,000 dead. How the coronavirus tore through D.C., Maryland and Virginia. | Rebecca Tan, Antonio Olivo, John D. Harden | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostPerhaps the behaviors and biting patterns in the South will eventually expand to Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, reducing Lyme disease cases there, says Ginsberg.
The animals that ticks bite in the U.S. South can impact Lyme disease spread | Aimee Cunningham | February 5, 2021 | Science NewsSimilarly in Maryland and Delaware, all voters will receive a ballot for their new primaries.
In Delaware, there’s no race or ethnicity information tied to about a third of the administered vaccine doses overall, equalling more than 26,000 shots.
Many States Don't Know Who's Getting COVID-19 Vaccines. That's a Huge Problem for Equity | Chris Wilson | January 28, 2021 | Time
We rented a house in New Castle, Delaware, that doubled as our filming location and lodging for the actors.
Nitehawk Shorts Festival: ‘Brute,’ a Twisted Take on Playing in the Dark | Julia Grinberg | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome months after Coltrane died, I was visiting a black college in Delaware.
I was impressed at the time to hear Biden schmooze with Maliki as if he were the governor of Delaware.
But watching this from what I call my “bench on the beach” in Delaware I had been watching [Ebola coverage] all summer.
The Miss Delaware Pageant is proud to congratulate Brittany and wishes Amanda the very best on her future endeavors.
He was the last surviving officer of the Delaware regiment in the revolutionary army.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellAt this juncture lord Delaware arrived with three ships, 150 men, and plenty of provisions, and settled the colony.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe French fleet under count d'Estaing arrived off the Delaware, having been at sea 87 days.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellOn the night of December 25 he crossed the Delaware, and before daybreak took Trenton by surprise.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntThe pilots in the River Delaware were warned not to conduct any of the tea ships into their harbour.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton Ryerson
British Dictionary definitions for Delaware (1 of 3)
/ (ˈdɛləˌwɛə) /
plural -wares or -ware a member of a North American Indian people formerly living near the Delaware River
the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family
British Dictionary definitions for Delaware (2 of 3)
/ (ˈdɛləˌwɛə) /
a state of the northeastern US, on the Delmarva Peninsula: mostly flat and low-lying, with hills in the extreme north and cypress swamps in the extreme south. Capital: Dover. Pop: 817 491 (2003 est). Area: 5004 sq km (1932 sq miles): Abbreviation: Del., (with zip code) DE
a river in the northeastern US, rising in the Catskill Mountains and flowing south into Delaware Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic. Length 660 km (410 miles)
British Dictionary definitions for Delaware (3 of 3)
/ (ˈdɛləˌwɛə) /
an American variety of grape that has sweet light red fruit
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Cultural definitions for Delaware
State in the eastern United States bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and Maryland to the west and south. Its capital is Dover, and its largest city is Wilmington.
Notes for Delaware
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