Delawareとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• Delawar (廃れた用法)

語源

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.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/

固有名詞

Delaware

1. A river in the northeastern United States, running from the Catskills into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay.
2. The Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.

   Synonyms: Lenape, Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape

3. Two closely related Algonquian languages of these people, Munsee and Unami.

   Synonym: Lenape

4. The first state of the United States. Capital: Dover. Largest city: Wilmington.
5. A river in the United States that flows from northeast Kansas into the Kansas River.
6. Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state.
   1. A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio.
   2. A city in Delaware County, Iowa.
   3. A town in Sullivan County, New York.
   4. A town in Nowata County, Oklahoma.
   5. An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana.
   6. An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.
   7. A ghost town in Keweenaw County, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula.
   8. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Delaware Township.
7. A community in Ontario, Canada.

派生語

名詞

Delaware (複数形 Delawares)

1. A member of the Lenape / Delaware people.
2. An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.

参考

• De La Warr (became “Delaware”)

Further reading

• Delaware on Wikipedia.
• Delaware (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.

アナグラム

• Weardale