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Delaware
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English
thumb|240px|Flag of Delaware
region Q1393 en Location of the state of Delaware in the United States
Alternative forms
en Delawar obsolete
Etymology
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 en De La Warr.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/ UK
en /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/ US
en en-us-Delaware.ogg US
Proper noun
en Q143762en A <<river>> flowing from the <<range/Catskills>> through <<s/New York,Pennsylvania,New Jersey,Delaware>> in the northeastern <<c/USA>> and emptying into the <<ocean/Atlantic Ocean>> at Delaware Bay + + River.
Two closely related Algonquian languages of these people, Munsee and Unami.
en Lenape
en Q1393en The first <<state>> of the <<c/USA>> Dover Wilmington.
en A <<river>> in the <<c/USA>> that flows from northeast <<s/Kansas>> into the <<river:Suf/Kansas>>.
Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state.
en city/county seat co/Delaware County s/Ohio.
en city co/Delaware County s/Iowa.
en town co/Sullivan County s/New York.
en town co/Nowata County s/Oklahoma.
en unincorporated community co/Ripley County s/Indiana.
en unincorporated community co/Shannon County s/Missouri.
en ghost town co/Keweenaw County s/Michigan in the Upper Peninsula.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Delaware Township.
en community p/Ontario c/Canada.
en.
Derived terms
en DE<ll:abbreviation> Delawarean Delaware Bay Delaware corporation Delaware County Delaware Nation Delaware River Delaware Tribe of Indians Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma Delaware Valley Delaware Valley Metropolitan Area Delmarva Delaware start Munsee-Delaware Nation Eastern Delaware Delaware statutory trust
Translations
major river
Bulgarian: bg Де́лауеър m
Czech: cs Delaware m
Finnish: fi Delaware-joki
Georgian: ka დელავერი
German: de Delaware m, de Delaware-Fluss m, de Delawarfluss m, de Delaware-Fluß m obsolete, de Delawarefluß m obsolete, de Delaware River m from English
Hungarian: hu Delaware
Lao: lo ແມ່ນ້ຳເດລາແວ
Ojibwe: oj Ininaabewitigo-ziibi, oj Gichiijiwan-ziibi
Polish: pl Delaware f
Portuguese: pt Delaware m
Thai: th แม่น้ำเดลาแวร์
Ukrainian: uk Де́лавер m
Unami: unm Lënapei Sipu
Algonquian languages of these people
Finnish: fi delaware
German: de Delawarisch n, de delawarische Sprache f, de Delawarensprache f
US state
Arabic: ar دِيلَاوِير f
Bulgarian: bg Де́лауеър m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 特拉華 Tèlāhuá
Czech: cs Delaware m
Danish: da Delaware
Finnish: fi Delaware
Galician: gl Delaware
Georgian: ka დელავერი
German: de Delaware n
Greek: el Ντέλαγουερ n
Hebrew: he דלאוור De-La_were f
Hungarian: hu Delaware
Italian: it Delaware m
Japanese: ja デラウェア Derawea
Khmer: km ដេឡាវែរ
Korean: ko ^델라웨어
Lao: lo ເດລາແວ
Latin: la Delavaria f
Limburgish: li Delaware
Macedonian: mk Делавер m
Navajo: nv Déláwee hahoodzo
Occitan: oc Delaware m
Polish: pl Delaware n
Portuguese: pt Delaware m
Russian: ru Де́лавэр m
Spanish: es Delaware m
Thai: th เดลาแวร์
Tibetan: bo དྷེའི་ལ་ཝར
Turkish: tr Delaware
Ukrainian: uk Де́лавер m
Yiddish: yi דעלאַווער
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Delaware is the 46811st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 454 individuals. Delaware is most common among White (53.52%) and Black/African-American (24.01%) individuals.
Noun
+ *
A member of the Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.
en Lenape Leni Lenape Lenni Lenape
en plural only "Delawares" An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.
Translations
member of the Lenape people
Finnish: fi delaware
German: de Delaware m, de Delawarin f. The following are plural forms: de Delawaren m-p, de Delawarinnen f-p only females, de Lenni Lenape p, de Lenape p short form, de Delaware p from English
Ojibwe: oj Ininaabe, oj Ininaabeg p, oj Omishoomis, oj Omishoomisag p
Ottawa: otw Ninaabe, otw Ninaabeg
Portuguese: pt delaware m f
Unami: unm Lenape
See also
en De La Warr (became “Delaware”)
Further reading
Delaware (disambiguation)
Anagrams
en aadeelrw Weardale
en eponyms
en Native American tribes
Danish
da:
Etymology
Borrowed from da en Delaware.
Proper noun
da proper noun genitive Delawares
da Delaware Q1393
Derived terms
da Delawarefloden
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
From fi en Delaware.
Pronunciation
delave(ː)r delavare
English pronunciation also used
Proper noun
fi Delaware Q1393
Declension
sg Delawar a
Inflects like fi risti in speech.
Italian
it:
Etymology
it :bor en:Delaware
it en Delaware.
Pronunciation
Delawèr Delawèir
Proper noun
m
it Delaware Q1393
Polish
pl:
region Q1393 Delaware
Etymology
pl :ubor en:Delaware + 1
Pronunciation
delałer LL-Q809 (pol)-Poemat-Delaware.wav De.la.ware
Proper noun
n yes
pl Delaware Q1393
pl pieczęć Delaware seal of Delaware
pl Lokalna kuchnia stanu Delaware opiera się na owocach morza. Delaware's local cuisine is based on seafood.
Proper noun
f yes
pl Delaware Q143762
Further reading
Portuguese
pt:
thumb|right|Delaware
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Delaware + 1
Pronunciation
dèlawérh,dẹlawérh
pt ɛɾ 3
Proper noun
m
pt Delaware Q143762
pt Delaware Q1393
Noun
mfbysense #,+
pt delaware
See also
Slovak
sk:
Pronunciation
delavar
Proper noun
n
sk Delaware Q1393
References
Spanish
es:
Etymology
es :bor en:Delaware + 1
Pronunciation
Délawar Délawer De.la.ware
Proper noun
m
es Delaware Q1393
Derived terms
es delawareño