Del|a|ware

Del|a|ware «DEHL uh wair», noun.

1. a) a member of a tribe of American Indians, most of whom formerly lived in the valley of the Delaware River. b) the Algonkian language of this tribe.

2. an American variety of grape, having small, sweet, light-red fruits.

3. any one of an American breed of chickens having white feathers, black-barred hackles and tails, and raised chiefly for production of meat.