Delaware
A member of the Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now…A member of the Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.
» They crossed the partly-frozen Delaware River.
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2 sensesA member of the Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.
Delaware, Delawarinnen, Lenni Lenape
An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.
- the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware
- a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Dover
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital New Castle
- a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
Examples
2 sentencesThey crossed the partly-frozen Delaware River.
I'm in Delaware.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La WarThe 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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Forms
plural: Delawares / DelawareSynonyms
9 synonyms- the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware:Delaware language
- a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Dover:Diamond StateFirst StateDEDel.
- a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay:Delaware River
- a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania:Lenape
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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