Delaware

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• UK: /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/
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• US: /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/
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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.

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: Де́лауеър (Délaueǎr) — major river
• Czech: Delaware — major river
• Finnish: Delaware-joki — major river
• Georgian: დელავერი (delaveri) — major river
• German: Delaware — major river
• German: Delaware-Fluss — major river
• German: Delawarfluss — major river
• German: Delaware-Fluß — major river
• German: Delawarefluß — major river
• German: Delaware River — major river
• Hungarian: Delaware — major river
• Lao: ແມ່ນ້ໍາເດລາແວ (mǣ namdē lā wǣ) — major river
• Ojibwe: Ininaabewitigo-ziibi — major river
• Ojibwe: Gichiijiwan-ziibi — major river
• Polish: Delaware — major river
• Portuguese: Delaware — major river
• Thai: แม่น้ําเดลาแวร์ — major river
• Ukrainian: Де́лавер (Délaver) — major river
• Unami: Lënapei Sipu — major river
• Finnish: delawaret — indigenous Native American people
• German: Delawaren — indigenous Native American people
• German: Delawarinnen — indigenous Native American people
• German: Lenni Lenape — indigenous Native American people
• German: Lenape — indigenous Native American people
• German: Delaware — indigenous Native American people
• Finnish: delaware — Algonquian languages of these people
• German: Delawarisch — Algonquian languages of these people
• German: delawarische Sprache — Algonquian languages of these people
• German: Delawarensprache — Algonquian languages of these people
• Arabic: دِيلَاوِير (dīlāwīr) — US state
• Bulgarian: Де́лауеър (Délaueǎr) — US state
• Chinese Mandarin: 特拉華 /特拉华 (Tèlāhuá) — US state
• Czech: Delaware — US state
• Danish: Delaware — US state
• Finnish: Delaware — US state
• Galician: Delaware — US state
• Georgian: დელავერი (delaveri) — US state
• German: Delaware — US state
• Greek: Ντέλαγουερ (Ntélagouer) — US state
• Hebrew: דלאוור — US state
• Hungarian: Delaware — US state
• Italian: Delaware — US state
• Japanese: デラウェア (Derawea) — US state
• Khmer: ដេឡាវែរ (deelaavɛɛ) — US state
• Korean: 델라웨어 (Dellaweeo) — US state
• Lao: ເດລາແວ (dē lā wǣ) — US state
• Latin: Delavaria — US state
• Limburgish: Delaware — US state
• Macedonian: Делавер (Delaver) — US state
• Navajo: Déláwee hahoodzo — US state
• Occitan: Delaware — US state
• Polish: Delaware — US state
• Portuguese: Delaware — US state
• Russian: Де́лавэр (Délavɛr) — US state
• Spanish: Delaware — US state
• Thai: เดลาแวร์ (dee-laa-wɛɛ) — US state
• Tibetan: དྷེའི་ལ་ཝར (dhe'i la war) — US state
• Turkish: Delaware — US state
• Ukrainian: Де́лавер (Délaver) — US state
• Yiddish: דעלאַווער (delaver) — US state
• Finnish: delaware — member of the Lenape / Delaware people
• German: Delaware — member of the Lenape / Delaware people
• German: Delawarin — member of the Lenape / Delaware people
• Ojibwe: Ininaabe — member of the Lenape / Delaware people
• Ojibwe: Ininaabeg — member of the Lenape / Delaware people
• Ojibwe: Omishoomis — member of the Lenape / Delaware people
• Ojibwe: Omishoomisag — member of the Lenape / Delaware people
• Ottawa: Ninaabe — member of the Lenape / Delaware people
• Ottawa: Ninaabeg — member of the Lenape / Delaware people
• Portuguese: delaware — member of the Lenape / Delaware people
• Unami: Lenape — member of the Lenape / Delaware people