Delaware
noun
Del·a·ware
ˈde-lə-ˌwer 
-wər
1
plural Delaware or Delawares
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of the Delaware and lower Hudson river valleys
2
: the Algonquian language of the Delaware
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Delaware
noun
Del·a·ware
ˈdel-ə-ˌwa(ə)r
-ˌwe(ə)r,
-wər
plural Delaware or Delawares
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of the Delaware River valley
Geographical Definition
Delaware
geographical name
Del·a·ware
ˈde-lə-ˌwer
-wər
1
river 296 miles (476 kilometers) long in the eastern U.S. flowing south from southern New York state, forming the borders between Pennsylvania and New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and Delaware and New Jersey, and emptying into Delaware Bay
2
state of the eastern U.S. bordering on the Delaware River, Delaware Bay, and the Atlantic; capital Dover area 2057 square miles (5348 square kilometers), population 897,934
3
city in central Ohio north-northwest of Columbus population 34,753
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