Delaware2

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛləwɛː/

noun (plural or Delawares)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people formerly inhabiting the Delaware River valley of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.
  • 2 [mass noun] either of two Algonquian languages (Munsi and Unami), both now extinct, spoken by the Delaware.

adjective

  • relating to the Delaware or their languages.

Origin:

named after the River Delaware (see Delaware1)