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Delaware

de·la·ware

UK/ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/ US/ˈdɛləwɛɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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one of the British colonies that formed the United States

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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

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Origin

The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577-1618). The people and the state were named for the river. For the surname, see De La Warr.

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  • De La Warr

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