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Delaware en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/ (UK)
  • /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/ (US)

Etymology

The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). The people and the state were named for the river. For the surname, see De La Warr.

Meanings

  1. A member of the Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.
  2. (qualifier:plural only "Delawares") An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Delawares Number=Plur lexicographic
Delawar alternative lexicographic
Delaware Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

De La Warr

Synonyms

Leni Lenape · Lenni Lenape · Lenape

Translations (14)

oj Ininaabeg (member of the Lenape people) · otw Ninaabe (member of the Lenape people) · pt delaware (member of the Lenape people) · de Delaware (member of the Lenape people) · oj Ininaabe (member of the Lenape people) · fi delaware (member of the Lenape people) · otw Ninaabeg (member of the Lenape people) · de Delaware (member of the Lenape people) · oj Omishoomisag (member of the Lenape people) · unm Lenape (member of the Lenape people) · de Lenape (member of the Lenape people) · oj Omishoomis (member of the Lenape people) · de Delawarinnen (member of the Lenape people) · de Lenni Lenape (member of the Lenape people)

wikipedia: Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr

Delaware en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/ (UK)
  • /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/ (US)

Etymology

The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). The people and the state were named for the river. For the surname, see De La Warr.

Meanings

  1. A river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay.
  2. Two closely related Algonquian languages of these people, Munsee and Unami.
  3. The first state of the United States. Capital: Dover. Largest city: Wilmington.
  4. A river in the United States that flows from northeast Kansas into the Kansas River.
  5. Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. ▸ A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio.
  6. Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. ▸ A city in Delaware County, Iowa.
  7. Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. ▸ A town in Sullivan County, New York.
  8. Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. ▸ A town in Nowata County, Oklahoma.
  9. Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. ▸ An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana.
  10. Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. ▸ An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.
  11. Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. ▸ A ghost town in Keweenaw County, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula.
  12. Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state. ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Delaware Township.
  13. A community in Ontario, Canada.
  14. A surname.

Forms

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Delawar alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Delaware corporation · Delmarva · Delawarean · Eastern Delaware · DE · Delaware Tribe of Indians · Munsee-Delaware Nation · Delaware Bay · Delaware Nation · Delaware County · Delaware River · Delaware start · Delaware statutory trust · Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma · Delaware Valley Metropolitan Area · Delaware Valley

Synonyms

Lenape

Translations (54)

nv Déláwee hahoodzo (US state) · gl Delaware (US state) · li Delaware (US state) · el Ντέλαγουερ (US state) · he דלאוור (US state) · bg Де́лауеър (US state) · es Delaware (US state) · la Delavaria (US state) · lo ແມ່ນ້ຳເດລາແວ (major river) · da Delaware (US state) · unm Lënapei Sipu (major river) · ru Де́лавэр (US state) · ko 델라웨어 (US state) · ar دِيلَاوِير (US state) · fi Delaware (US state) · ka დელავერი (major river) · de Delawarfluss (major river) · de Delaware (US state) · fi delaware (Algonquian languages of these people) · de Delaware-Fluss (major river) · pl Delaware (major river) · pt Delaware (US state) · hu Delaware (US state) · uk Де́лавер (US state) · oc Delaware (US state) · th แม่น้ำเดลาแวร์ (major river) · cmn 特拉華 /特拉华 (US state) · ka დელავერი (US state) · cs Delaware (US state) · tr Delaware (US state) · de Delaware River (major river) · th เดลาแวร์ (US state) · de Delawarisch (Algonquian languages of these people) · uk Де́лавер (major river) · pt Delaware (major river) · km ដេឡាវែរ (US state) · de Delawarensprache (Algonquian languages of these people) · bo དྷེའི་ལ་ཝར (US state) · oj Ininaabewitigo-ziibi (major river) · de Delaware-Fluß (major river) · de Delawarefluß (major river) · cs Delaware (major river) · de Delaware (major river) · lo ເດລາແວ (US state) · yi דעלאַווער (US state) · pl Delaware (US state) · it Delaware (US state) · bg Де́лауеър (major river) · hu Delaware (major river) · mk Делавер (US state) · de delawarische Sprache (Algonquian languages of these people) · oj Gichiijiwan-ziibi (major river) · ja デラウェア (US state) · fi Delaware-joki (major river)

wikipedia: Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr