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Delaware2

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛləwɛː/
Definition of Delaware

noun (plural same 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)

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