Delawarean
[ del-uh-wair-ee-uhn ]
/ ˌdɛl əˈwɛər i ən /
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noun
a native or inhabitant of Delaware.
adjective
of or relating to Delaware of Delawareans.
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Words nearby Delawarean
delate, delative, Delaunay, Delavigne, Delaware, Delawarean, Delaware Bay, Delaware Jargon, Delaware Water Gap, De La Warr, delay
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How to use Delawarean in a sentence
Founding Father Caesar Rodney, after whom many Delawarean things are named, was a substantial enslaver.
Commuting by train to a 21st-century inauguration seems such a Delawarean thing to do in a state that has no major commercial airports.
Delawarean Wilmington is perhaps hardly known to the general public except through two of its products.
The average Delawarean of 1873 is the average Oxford gossip of 1620, with the scholarship left out.
British Dictionary definitions for Delawarean
Delawarean
/ (ˌdɛləˈwɛərɪən) /
adjective
of or relating to the state of Delaware or its inhabitants
of or relating to the Delaware river
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