Delaware

[del-uh-wair]

noun

plural

Delawares ,

plural

Delaware .

1. Baron. De La Warr, 12th Baron.

2. a state in the eastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 2,057 square miles (5,330 square kilometers). Dover. DE (for use with zip code), Del.

3. a city in central Ohio.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. the Eastern Algonquian language of any of the Delaware peoples.

7. Horticulture.

   1. a red vinifera grape grown for table use that yields a white wine.

   2. the vine bearing this fruit.

Delaware

¹

/ ˈdɛləˌwɛə /

noun

1. a member of a North American Indian people formerly living near the Delaware River

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

Delaware

²

/ ˈdɛləˌwɛə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Del..  DE. 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)

2. 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)

Delaware

³

/ ˈdɛləˌwɛə /

noun

1. an American variety of grape that has sweet light red fruit

Delaware

1. 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.

One of the thirteen colonies.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Delaware¹

First recorded in 1720–30 in reference to the American Indian peoples

Example Sentences

They claim forcing her to defend the case in Delaware would cause "substantial financial and operational hardship".

From BBC

A Delaware judge has twice struck down a previous pay package of shares worth around $56 billion.

From Los Angeles Times

He imagines kicking back on an island somewhere, but first, he’d need to leave Delaware County.

From Salon

Jones also had to swap her British accent out for a thick, distinctive Delco accent, as the dialect spoken by those from Delaware County is affectionately called.

From Los Angeles Times

Several smaller states, including Delaware and Vermont, only get one seat in the House - making them largely irrelevant to the current fight.

From BBC