Delaware Definition
dĕlə-wâr
delawares
noun
A member of any of a group of North American Indian peoples that lived in the Delaware River valley, now living mainly in Oklahoma and Ontario.
Webster's New World
The Algonquian language of these peoples.
Webster's New World
A small, sweet, reddish American grape.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- de
- first-state
- Diamond State
- delaware river
pronoun
An indigenous Native American people.
Wiktionary
A river that arises in the Catskill mountains.
Wiktionary
A state of the United States of America.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Delaware
Noun
Singular:
Delaware
Plural:
delawaresOrigin of Delaware
Derived from the name of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr.
From Wiktionary
After the Delaware River
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
After Delaware
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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