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Delaware
noun Del·a·ware \ˈde-lə-ˌwer, -wər\
plural Delaware or Delawares
Definition of DELAWARE
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: a member of an American Indian people originally of the Delaware valley
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: the Algonquian language of the Delaware
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Origin of DELAWARE
Delaware River
Delaware
geographical name Del·a·ware \ˈde-lə-ˌwer, -wər\
Definition of DELAWARE
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river 296 miles (476 kilometers) E United States flowing S from S New York into Delaware Bay
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state E United States ∗ Dover area 2057 square miles (5348 square kilometers), pop 897,934
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city cen Ohio NNW of Columbus pop 34,753
— Del·a·war·ean \ˌde-lə-ˈwer-ē-ən\ noun
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Delaware
noun Del·a·ware \ˈde-lə-ˌwer, -wər\
plural Delaware or Del·a·wares
Definition of DELAWARE for Kids
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: a member of an American Indian people originally of the region from southeastern New York to northern Delaware
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: the language of the Delaware people
Delaware
geographical name Del·a·ware \ˈdel-ə-ˌwa(ə)r, -ˌwe(ə)r, -wər\
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state E U.S.; capital, Dover
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