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Wilmington

Wilmington

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A city in the United States state of Delaware on the Christina and Delaware rivers
  • proper noun
  • /ˈwɪlmɪŋtən/
: Wilmington (Delaware)
  • Wilmington is the largest city in Delaware, located at the confluence of the Christina and Delaware rivers.
  • Wilmington, Delaware
  • Wilmington, Del.
  • Wilmington, DE

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Examples

  • By James H. Lee. James H. Lee is an investment manager in Wilmington, Delaware, and a blogger for THE FUTURIST magazine.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The author is Russell A. Hakes, a professor at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Del.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Long drive from Wilmington in that school bus.

    The Last Full Measure (2020)

  • Made in the Wilmington plant.

    The Glory Brigade (1953)

  • You know what, I'm at Wilmington, but I can be there in ten minutes.

    Forever My Girl (2018)

  • Soon as I'm back in Wilmington, I'll take a look.

    Dark Waters (2019)

  • Farther ahead of us was the city of Wilmington, so large, so shining.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "We're going to Wilmington." "Now what are you gonna do in Wilmington?" he said, looking at us suspiciously.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • We are driving down Route 95, on our way to Wilmington, Delaware, where Victoria lives in a nursing home.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • This is a boarding call for Amtrak Acela Express train 2171 en route to Washington with intermediate stops at Newark, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore...

    Last Flag Flying (2017)

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Wilmington comes from the old English name William plus the ending -ton, which means 'town'. So Wilmington originally meant 'William's town', and that is why it is used as the name of the city in Delaware.