Delaware

n. state in the United States; river in the eastern United States; variety of grape having a sweet red fruit; family name

Delaware (IPA: //) is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions of the United States. The state is named after Delaware Bay and River, which were named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). Population estimates by the Census Bureau for 2005 place the population of Delaware at 843,524. Despite being the 45th most populous state, it is the seventh most densely populated state, with a population density of 320 more people per square mile than the national average, ranking ahead of states such as Florida, California, and Texas.
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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
(synonym) Delaware River
(hypernym) river
(part-holonym) New York, New York State, Empire State, NY
2. a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania
(hypernym) Algonquian, Algonquin
3. one of the British colonies that formed the United States
(hypernym) Colony
4. a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
(synonym) Diamond State, First State, DE
(hypernym) American state
(part-holonym) Mid-Atlantic states
(part-meronym) Dover, capital of Delaware
5. the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware people
(hypernym) Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquian language

n. Delaware, state in the United States; river in the United States; family name

n. Delaware, state in the United States; river in the eastern United States; family name