Del·a·ware
 Delaware
|
|
- pronunciation:
- de
l
weIr
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
Delaware, Delawares |
| definition: |
a state in the eastern United States. Its capital is Dover. (abbreviated: DE)
|
|
|
Delaware gets its name from Delaware Bay, which was named in honor of Lord De La Warr, governor of the English colony of Virginia.