Wilmington

American  

[wil-ming-tuhn] / ˈwɪl mɪŋ tən /

noun

1. a seaport in N Delaware, on the Delaware River.

2. a seaport in SE North Carolina, on the Cape Fear River.

3. a city in NE Massachusetts.

4. a town in SW Ohio.

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Wilmington British  

/ ˈwɪlmɪŋtən /

noun

1. a port in N Delaware, on the Delaware River: industrial centre. Pop: 72 051 (2003 est)

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Other Word Forms

• Wilmingtonian
  noun

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Example Sentences

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Wilmington

Pelland and her husband later moved two hours away to Wilmington, N.C., where they now live near their daughter, who also relocated to the area.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Luke Tilley, chief economist of Wilmington Trust, said he thinks the Fed is finished hiking and will need to reverse course and cut rates next year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

A devout Baptist, Evans, who lived and worked in Wilmington, N.C., began making art in the 1930s, after her grandmother’s death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

In 2020, they moved to Wilmington, N.C., a historic port city with good medical facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

It was held at Temple Beth Shalom in Wilmington, where Halina Wind Preston had taught for three decades.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

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