Definition of "Delaware"

A river in the northeastern United States, running from the Catskills into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay.  examples

The Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.  examples

Two closely related Algonquian languages of these people, Munsee and Unami.  examples

The first state of the United States. Capital: Dover. Largest city: Wilmington.  examples

A river in the United States that flows from northeast Kansas into the Kansas River.  examples

Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state.

1. A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio.  examples

2. A city in Delaware County, Iowa.  examples

3. A town in Sullivan County, New York.  examples

4. A town in Nowata County, Oklahoma.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana.  examples

6. An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.  examples

7. A ghost town in Keweenaw County, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula.  examples

8. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Delaware Township.  examples

A community in Ontario, Canada.  examples

A member of the Lenape / Delaware people.  examples

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