Delaware Definition & Meaning
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
- a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
- the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware
"Delaware" in song lyrics
See how delaware is used in real songs:
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"I hustle from Hempstead to Queens and Delaware"
Grand Daddy I.U. — Low Key -
"Cause i was aware as a square in delaware"
Public Enemy — Here I Go -
"A defeated Washington retreats across to Delaware"
Warcloud — Lost Soldier of Wu-Tang
Words that rhyme with delaware
Usage tips for "delaware"
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