Delaware

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UK/ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/US/ˈdɛləwɛɹ/

proper noun

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.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Delawar

  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.

    Synonyms: Lenape

  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.
    1. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Delaware Township.
nounDelaware (plural Delawares or Delaware)

plural Delawares · alternative Delawar

  1. A member of the Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.

    Synonyms: Lenape, Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape

  2. plural only "Delawares"An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounTwo closely related Algonquian languages of these people, Munsee and Unami.

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nounA member of the Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania

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nounthe Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware

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Delaware language
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AlgonquianAlgonquinAlgonquian language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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.

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Translations

Arabic دِيلَاوِير
  • دِيلَاوِير (dīlāwīr)US state
Bulgarian Де́лауеър, Де́лауеър
  • Де́лауеър (Délaueăr)major river
  • Де́лауеър (Délaueăr)US state
Chinese Mandarin 特拉華 /特拉华
  • 特拉華 /特拉华 (Tèlāhuá)US state
Czech Delaware, Delaware
  • Delawaremajor river
  • DelawareUS state
Danish Delaware
  • DelawareUS state
Finnish delaware, Delaware-joki
  • delawareAlgonquian languages of these people
  • Delaware-jokimajor river
  • DelawareUS state
  • delawaremember of the Lenape people
German Delawarisch, delawarische Sprache
  • DelawarischAlgonquian languages of these people
  • delawarische SpracheAlgonquian languages of these people
  • DelawarenspracheAlgonquian languages of these people
  • Delawaremajor river
  • Delaware-Flussmajor river
  • Delawarflussmajor river
  • Delaware-Flußmajor river
  • Delawareflußmajor river
  • Delaware Rivermajor river
  • DelawareUS state
  • Delawaremember of the Lenape people
  • Delawarinnenmember of the Lenape people
  • Lenni Lenapemember of the Lenape people
  • Lenapemember of the Lenape people
  • Delawaremember of the Lenape people
Greek Ντέλαγουερ
  • Ντέλαγουερ (Ntélagouer)US state
Hebrew דלאוור
  • דלאוורUS state
Hungarian Delaware, Delaware
  • Delawaremajor river
  • DelawareUS state
Italian Delaware
  • DelawareUS state
Japanese デラウェア
  • デラウェア (Derawea)US state
Korean 델라웨어
  • 델라웨어 (Dellaweeo)US state
Latin Delavaria
  • DelavariaUS state
Polish Delaware, Delaware
  • Delawaremajor river
  • DelawareUS state
Portuguese Delaware, Delaware
  • Delawaremajor river
  • DelawareUS state
  • delawaremember of the Lenape people
Russian Де́лавэр
  • Де́лавэр (Délavɛr)US state
Spanish Delaware
  • DelawareUS state
Thai แม่น้ำเดลาแวร์, เดลาแวร์
  • แม่น้ำเดลาแวร์major river
  • เดลาแวร์ (dee-laa-wɛɛ)US state
Turkish Delaware
  • DelawareUS state
Ukrainian Де́лавер, Де́лавер
  • Де́лавер (Délaver)major river
  • Де́лавер (Délaver)US state
Yiddish דעלאַווער
  • דעלאַווער (delaver)US state

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APA

Delaware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Delaware

MLA

“Delaware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Delaware. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Delaware,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Delaware.

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