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Definitions for: De
[n] a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Webster (1913) Definition: De-
A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark,
decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it
is equivalent to Latin dis-apart, away; or sometimes to de.
Cf. Dis-. It is negative and opposite in derange, deform,
destroy, etc. It is intensive in deprave, despoil, declare,
desolate, etc.
Synonyms: Delaware, Diamond State, First State
See Also: American state, capital of Delaware, Delaware Bay, Delaware River, Dover, Mid-Atlantic states, Wilmington
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