Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun one of the thirteen original states of the United States of America.
- noun (Bot.) An American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.
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- proper noun An
indigenous Native American people. - proper noun The
Algonquian languages of these people. - proper noun A
river that arises in the Catskill mountains. - proper noun A state of the
United States of America . Capital:Dover . - noun A member of the Delaware people.
- noun An
American variety ofgrape , with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware
- noun 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
- noun a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania
- noun one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Etymologies
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Examples
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DELAWARE: Benefits 20,000 workers in Delaware, representing 10.4 percent of all hourly workers in the state.
Minimum Wage Raise Benefits On State By State Basis ITY National Archives 1996
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DOVER, DELAWARE: A Delaware grand jury returned a sweeping indictment Monday against a pediatrician accused of serial molestation in what could be one of the worst child sex abuse cases in US history.
The Times of India 2010
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DELAWARE - There are still thousands of residents without power Thursday night in the State of Delaware.
WMDT Top News Stories Amber Watson 2010
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DELAWARE - There are still thousands of residents without power Thursday night in the State of Delaware.
WMDT Top News Stories Amber Watson 2010
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DELAWARE - Many students in Delaware are still out of school due to the weather.
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DELAWARE - A Delaware man is facing a slew of felony charges stemming from a road rage incident.
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DELAWARE - Four people are behind bars in Delaware, accused in a casino fraud investigation.
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DELAWARE - Police in Delaware are still on the lookout for a hit and run driver involved in
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DELAWARE - Four people are behind bars in Delaware, accused in a casino fraud investigation.
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DELAWARE - Many students in Delaware are still out of school due to the weather.
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