Definitions for Wilmington
ˈwɪl mɪŋ tənwilm·ing·ton

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Wilmingtonnoun

   a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River

2. Wilmingtonnoun

   the largest city in Delaware

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1. wilmington

   Wilmington is a city located in the state of Delaware in the United States. It is the largest city in Delaware and is located on the Christina and Delaware rivers. Developed as a major center for the chemical industry, it has a mixed economy with a range of retail, education, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. Wilmington is also known for its cultural attractions, historic architecture, and strong arts scene.

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1. Wilmington

   Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, who was prime minister in the reign of George II of Great Britain. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 70,851, a decrease of 2.4% from 2000. The metropolitan area which includes the cities of Philadelphia, and Camden, New Jersey had a 2006 population of 5,826,742, and a combined statistical area of 6,398,896.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wilmington

   a large and handsome city and port in Delaware, 25 m. SW. of Philadelphia, with extensive manufactures; also the name of the largest city (20) in North Carolina, with considerable manufactures and trade; was a chief Confederate port during the Civil War.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wilmington

   A city and port of North Carolina, in New Hanover County, and situated on the Cape Fear River. It was captured by the Union forces in February, 1865, Fort Fisher, its principal defense, having been taken by storm on the 15th of the month preceding.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WILMINGTON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wilmington is ranked #58876 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Wilmington surname appeared 344 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wilmington.
   
   48.2% or 166 total occurrences were White.
   44.7% or 154 total occurrences were Black.
   5.2% or 18 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Delaware
   • North Carolina
   • City
   • Town

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Wilmington?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Wilmington in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wilmington in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wilmington in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Wilmington in a Sentence

1. Tom Carter:

   Whilst this damage may have been perpetrated for humour or some other reason, the actions that have been taken are unacceptable, the Long Man of Wilmington is protected by law as a Scheduled Ancient Monument for its historical significance.

2. Joe Biden:

   Somalis have made my city of Wilmington, Delaware, [their home] on a smaller scale. There is a large, very identifiable Somali community, i might add if you ever come to the train station with me you’ll notice I have great relationships with them because there’s an awful lot driving cabs and are friends of mine. For real. I’m not being solicitous. I’m being serious.

3. Joe Biden:

   During the '60s, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement, i was not an activist. I worked at an all-Black swimming pool in the east side of Wilmington, Delaware. I was involved in what they were thinking, in what they were feeling.

4. Kellyanne Conway:

   I find it petty and partisan and completely unhelpful to the American population to have a former vice president, who was here for eight years, in his bunker in Wilmington just lobbing criticisms, reading from prepared notes and not that well.

5. Richard Sauber:

   Because I have a security clearance, I went to Wilmington Thursday evening to facilitate providing the document the President’s personal counsel found on Wednesday to the Justice Department, while I was transferring it to the DOJ officials who accompanied me, five additional pages with classification markings were discovered among the material with it, for a total of six pages. The DOJ officials with me immediately took possession of them.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Wilmington
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Wilmington
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Wilmington
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Wilmington