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ˈdɛl əˌwɛərdel·a·ware

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Delaware, Delaware Rivernoun

    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

  2. Delawarenoun

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

  3. Delawarenoun

    one of the British colonies that formed the United States

  4. Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DEnoun

    a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

  5. Delawarenoun

    the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware

GCIDE

  1. Delawarenoun

    one of the thirteen original states of the United States of America.

Wiktionary

  1. Delawarenoun

    A member of the Delaware people.

  2. Delawarenoun

    An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.

  3. Delawarenoun

    An indigenous Native American people.

  4. Delawarenoun

    The Algonquian languages of these people.

  5. Delawarenoun

    A river that arises in the Catskill mountains.

  6. Delawarenoun

    A Capital: Dover.

  7. Etymology: Derived from the name of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr.

Wikipedia

  1. Delaware

    Delaware ( (listen) DEL-ə-wair) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Delaware Bay, in turn named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor.Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and some islands and territory within the Delaware River. It is the second-smallest and sixth-least populous state, but also the sixth-most densely populated. Delaware's largest city is Wilmington, while the state capital is Dover, the second-largest city in the state. The state is divided into three counties, having the lowest number of counties of any state; from north to south, they are New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County. While the southern two counties have historically been predominantly agricultural, New Castle is more urbanized, being part of the Delaware Valley Metropolitan Statistical Area centered on Philadelphia. Although included in the Southern United States by the Census Bureau, Delaware's geography, culture, and history combine elements of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the country.Before its coastline was explored by Europeans in the 16th century, Delaware was inhabited by several groups of Native Americans, including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south. It was initially colonized by Dutch traders at Zwaanendael, near the present town of Lewes, in 1631. Delaware was one of the Thirteen Colonies that took part in the American Revolution. On December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, and has since been known as The First State. Since the turn of the 20th century, Delaware is also a de facto onshore corporate haven, in which by virtue of its corporate laws, the state is the domicile of over half of all New York Stock Exchange-listed business and over three-fifths of the Fortune 500.

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  1. delaware

    Delaware is a state located in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is the second smallest and sixth least populous state, but the sixth most densely populated. Delaware's largest city is Wilmington and it is often referred to as the "First State" as it was the first to ratify the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1787. It is known for its business-friendly laws and tax policies, leading many Fortune 500 companies to incorporate there.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Delawarenoun

    an American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor

Wikidata

  1. Delaware

    Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, to the northeast by New Jersey, and to the north by Pennsylvania. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom what is now called Cape Henlopen was originally named. Delaware is located in the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and is the second smallest, the sixth least populous, but the sixth most densely populated of the fifty United States. Delaware is divided into three counties. From north to south, these three counties are New Castle, Kent, and Sussex. While the southern two counties have historically been predominantly agricultural, New Castle County has been more industrialized. Before its coastline was explored by Europeans in the 16th century, Delaware was inhabited by several groups of Native Americans, including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south. It was initially colonized by Dutch traders at Zwaanendael, located near the present town of Lewes, in 1631. Delaware was one of the 13 colonies participating in the American Revolution and on December 7, 1787, became the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby becoming known as The First State.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Delaware

    one of the Atlantic and original States of the American Union, as well as the smallest of them; the soil is rather poor, but porcelain clay abounds.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. delaware

    One of the Middle States of the United States, and one of the original thirteen. It derives its name (as do the Delaware River and Bay and Delaware Indians) from Thomas West, lord de la Warr, who visited the bay in 1610, and died on his vessel at its mouth. It was first settled by the Swedes and Dutch, but came into possession of the English in 1664, and formed part of the grant to William Penn in 1682. In 1701 it was separated from Pennsylvania, though subject to the same governor down to the period of the Revolution, to the success of which it contributed its full share, and for the maintenance of the results of which it has ever been a zealous advocate.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Delaware

    After the Governor of Virginia, Thomas West, Lord Delaware, who died on board his vessel while visiting the bay in 1610.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DELAWARE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Delaware is ranked #46811 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Delaware surname appeared 454 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Delaware.

    53.5% or 243 total occurrences were White.
    24% or 109 total occurrences were Black.
    11.2% or 51 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    7.2% or 33 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of delaware in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of delaware in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of delaware in a Sentence

  1. Laurie Cestnick:

    Some Sanders supporters recently claimed Democratic National Committee leadership is giving preferential treatment to current front-runner former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware. Some Sanders supporters say Some Sanders supporters mistrust polls showing Biden holding a commanding lead over the Democratic field, and some say they may stage another revolt at the partys 2020 national convention in Milwaukee, just as they did in Philadelphia in 2016, if Biden gets the nomination. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Laurie Cestnick, a Sanders supporter who founded Occupy Democratic National Committee, told The Washington Times theyre frustrated that the mainstream media doesnt cover many of Some Sanders supporters candidates events. The mainstream media and theDNCare colluding against the American people, thats what it feels like. Its the same thing all over again.

  2. Rachel Campos-Duffy:

    Joe Biden is giving up and going to the beach, the president has no events today and instead is in Delaware for a holiday getaway, while omicron spikes all across the country.

  3. Joe Biden:

    Somalis have made my city of Wilmington, Delaware, [their home] on a smaller scale. There is a large, very identifiable Somali community, i might add if you ever come to the train station with me you’ll notice I have great relationships with them because there’s an awful lot driving cabs and are friends of mine. For real. I’m not being solicitous. I’m being serious.

  4. Beau Biden:

    With your permission I'd like to be able to give you a coin. It has a Beau Biden seal on the front, but what's different with this coin, usually -- I know my son would want me to give this to you because on the back of it I have the state of Delaware and the 261st unit my son served on.

  5. Chris Coons:

    It is a fairly small percentage of the energy coming into the Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, but it's critical for western Europe.

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