delia

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈdiːlɪə/(UK)

Definition of delia

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    “Sentiment hallows the vowels of Delia;/Sweet simplicity breathes from Rose;”
    “"I'm Delia Grinstead," she told him. - - - "I don't believe I've ever run into a Delia before." "Well, it's Cordelia, really. My father named me that."”
    “MAGA Republicans are calling for Democratic Representative Delia Ramirez to be deported after she said, "I'm a proud Guatemalan before I'm an American."”
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name

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    “Sentiment hallows the vowels of Delia;/Sweet simplicity breathes from Rose;”
    “"I'm Delia Grinstead," she told him. - - - "I don't believe I've ever run into a Delia before." "Well, it's Cordelia, really. My father named me that."”
    “MAGA Republicans are calling for Democratic Representative Delia Ramirez to be deported after she said, "I'm a proud Guatemalan before I'm an American."”
  2. A village in Alberta, Canada.
  3. A city in Kansas.
  4. A municipality of Sicily, Italy.

noun

  1. (historical)A garment worn by noblemen of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, similar to a coat or cloak, and worn over the żupan from the 16th until the early 18th century.
    “The basic parts of a suit were: […] a delia or "ferezja", usually of velvet, an outer garment, long and loose, with long sleeves and a large collar. […] From the end of the 17th century the delia was generally replaced by a "kontusz", […]”
    “One of the first portraits of the King to show him in Polish costume (jupan and delia).”
    “The delia, of Persian-Turkish origin, was only worn out of doors. […] The delia had a wide fur collar and was bordered with fur all round, including the sleeves at the wrist; the fur was usually sable. Delias were made of heavier materials, crimson or blue cloth or velvet, occasionally brocade.”

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δηλίᾱ (Dēlíā), epithet of the goddess Artemis, referring to her birth on the island of Delos.

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