Delaware
(noun) the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware
Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE, Del.
(noun) a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Delaware
(noun) one of the British colonies that formed the United States
Delaware, Delaware River
(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
Delaware
(noun) a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Del"a*ware, n. (Bot.)
Definition: An American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 February 2025
(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
