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

Those systems are made by Symbotic, a Wilmington, Mass.-based robotics company in which Walmart has a 12.6% stake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

“The economy is strong enough to avoid recession but not strong enough to drive inflation higher,” said Luke Tilley, chief economist at Wilmington Trust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

If she could get them to Thomas Garrett in Wilmington, everything would be all right.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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