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DEL-A-WARE, an important r. of the U. S., which rises in N. Y., on the western declivity of the Catskill Mountains, and afterwards, flowing in a general southerly direction, forms the boundaries of the states of N. Y. and N. J. on one side, and Pa. and Del. on the other, and empties itself into Delaware Bay, about 40 m. below Philadelphia. Its whole course is about 300 m. It is navigable for ships of the largest size to Philadelphia, and for steamboats to Trenton.

DELAWARE BAY, a bay of the U. S., situated between the states of N. J. and Del. Its entrance is about 20 m. wide, from Cape May to Cape Henlopen; its length is above 60 m.

DELAWARE, the smallest of the U. S., excepting Rhode Island, bounded on the N. by Pennsylvania, E. by the Delaware r., Bay, and the Atlantic, S. and W. by Maryland. It lies between 38° 28′ and 39° 50 N. Lat., and 75° and 75° 45′ W. Lon. Length 96 m.; greatest breadth 37 m. Area 2,120 sq. m. Delaware is divided into three counties; viz., Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex. Pop. 78,085, of whom 2,605 are slaves, and 16,919 free coloured persons. Dover is the seat of go

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DELAWARE, a co. in the S E. part of N. Y., bordering on the r. Delaware. Pop. 35,396. Co. t. Delhi.

DELAWARE, a co. occupying the S. E. extremity of Pa., bordering on the Delaware r. Pop. 19,791. Co. t. Chester.

DELAWARE, a co. in the centre of Ohio, N. of Columbus. Pop. 22,060. Co. t. Delaware.

DELAWARE, a co. in the E. part of Ind., on the White r. Pop. 8,843. Delaware, a co. in the E. part of Iowa, a little W. of the Mississippi. Pop. 168.

DELAWARES, a once numerous and powerful tribe of Indians, whose territory occupied a portion of New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. They are now almost extinct.

DELFT, an ancient t. of S. Holland, situated on the high road between Rotterdam and the Hague, near the canal of Schie (skеe). It is noted as the seat of the manufacture of a species of pottery, to which it has given its name. Kelft was the birth-place of the celebrated Grotius. Lat. 52° N., Lon. 4° 21' E. Pop. 15,000. (P. C.)

DELHI or DEHLI, del-le, a prov. of Hindostan, lying between 28° and 31° N. Lat., bounded on the N. by Lahore, E. by Oude and Northern Hindostan, S. by Ajmeer and Agra, and W. by Ajmeer and Lahore.

DELHI, the cap. of the above, is situated on the Jumna. According to tradition, it was founded 300 years before the Christian era, by Delu. It was formerly much larger than at present; its pop.. at the close of the 17th century, is said to have amounted to two millions, and the extent of the ruins seems to justify, in a great degree, this estimate. Among these ruins, there are a number of beautiful mosques and mag nificent mausolems, in good preservation. Lat. 28° 40′ N., Lon. 77° 16' E. Pop. estimated at 200,000. (P. C.)

DELTA, a triangular portion of Lower Egypt, comprised between

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the two main branches of the Nile; so called from its resemblance to the Greek letter (A) of this name. It is also applied to similar tracts of country at the mouths of other rivers, as the Ganges, Indus, &c. DEL-VI-NO, a t. of European Turkey, in Albania, cap. of an inferior pashalic of the same name. Lat. about 39° 55′ N., Lon. 20° 10' E. Pop. estimated, a few years ago, at 8,000. (P. C.)

DEM-BE-A, a large L. of Abyssinia, in a prov. of the same name. Its length is about 65 m.

DEMARARA, dem-er-ål-ra, a r. of S. America, in English Guiana, which falls into the Atlantic, in about 6° 50′ N. Lat., and 58° 7′ W. Lon. Its length is above 200 m.

Denbigh, den/-be, the cap. of Denbighshire, Wales. Lat. 53° 11′ N., Lon. 3° 24′ W. Pop. of the parish, 3,405.

DEN-BIGH-SHIRE, a co. in the N. part of Wales, bordering on the sea. Pop. 88,866.

DEN-DER-AU, (Anc. Ten'tyra,) a ruined t. in Upper Egypt, celebrated for its temple, which is the best preserved and one of the most splendid in all Egypt. Here was discovered the celebrated zodiac which led several of the French savans to suppose that the temple must have been erected at a period immensely remote; not less, according to Dupuis, than 15,000 years ago! (See ESNÉ.)

DENDERMONDE, den`-der-môn'-dẹh, or DenderMOND, den`-der-mont', (Fr. Termonde, tr`-mond',) a fortified t. of Belgium, in the prov. of E. Flanders, on the Scheldt, 16 m. E. of Ghent. Lat. 51° 36′ N., Lon. 3° 58 E. Pop. 7,652. (M.)

DENIS, SAINT, often called, in English, sent den/-ne, (Fr. pron. sån d'nee,) a t. of France, in the dep. of Seine, about 5 m. N. of Paris. It dates its rise from the erection of a church over the tomb of St. Denis (Dionysius), supposed to have been built by Dagobert, in the 7th century. Pop. in 1832, 9,686. (P. C.)

DEN-MARK (Dan. Dan'-e-mark), a kingdom of Europe, between 53° 20′ and 57° 45′ N. Lat., and 8° 5' and 12° 46′ E. Lon.; bounded on the N. by the Skager Rack, N. E. by the Cattegat, S. E. by the Baltic, S. by Lübeck, Hamburg, Mecklenburg and Hanover, and W. by the N. Sea. It comprises continental Denmark, which may be termed the north-western peninsula of Germany, and the large islands of Zealand and Fünen, besides several smaller ones lying near them. The length of the continental portion is about 304 m.; greatest breadth about 106 m. The entire area of the kingdom is computed at 21,472 sq. m. Pop. 1,950,000. (B.) Capital, Copenhagen.-Adj. DA-NISH; inhab. DANE. DEPTFORD, ded-ford, a t. of England, in the co. of Kent, on the Thames, 4 m. S. E. of London, remarkable for its fine docks and royal dock-yard, and its numerous buildings for the manufacture and preservation of naval stores. Pop. 23,165.

DER`-BEND' or d¿r'-bênd', a t. of the Russian empire, in Georgia, on the W. coast of the Caspian Sea. It is defended on the W. by a precipitous mountain ridge, on the N. and S. by massive stone walls, not less

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DER/-BY or dar/-be, (the latter pronunciation was formerly universal,) the cap. of Derbyshire, England, on the r. Der/-went, an affluent of the Trent, 114 m. N. N. W. of London. Pop. 32,741.

DERBYSHIRE, der/-be-shir, a co. in the N. central part of England. Pop. 272,217.

DERR, der, a t. of Africa, in Lower Nubia, of which it is regarded as the capital, on the right bank of the Nile. Lat. 22° 47′ N., Lon. 32° 20 E. Estimated pop. 3,000. (B.) In the vicinity are the ruins of an Egyptian temple, cut in the rock, the construction of which Champollion attributes to Sesostris.

DE RUYTER, de-ri/-ter, a township of Madison co., N. Y.

DESAGUADERO, des-a-gwa-Da!-ro, i. e. "outlet," a r. of Bolivia, which forms the only outlet of L. Titicaca. After traversing a long valley of its own name, it loses itself, by evaporation, in a small lake called Lago del Desaguadero, or sometimes the L. of Ullagas (ool-yå'-gås).

DESHA, desh-à', a co. in the S. E. part of Ark., at the mouth of the Arkansas r. Pop. 1,598.

DES MOINES, de-moin', a r. of lowa, which flows into the Mississippi r.

DES MOINES, a co. in the E. part of Iowa, bordering on the Mississippi r. Pop. 5,575.

DE SOTO, a co. forming the N. W. extremity of Miss. Pop. 7,002. Co. seat, Hernando.

DES-SAU, (Ger. pron. des'-sou,) a t. of Germany, the cap. of the duchy of Anhalt-Dessau, on the Mulde, two miles above its junction with the Elbe. Dessau is well supplied with institutions for public instruction; among which, we may mention its college for young ladies, its admirable gymnasium or high-school, and its school for the education of Jews, which is much celebrated. Lat. 51° 48′ N., Lon. 12° 17′ E. Pop. about 10,000. (B.)

DETMOLD. See LIPPE.

DE-TROIT, (Fr. Détroit, dà`-trwå', i. e. "strait" or "narrow pass age,") a name given by the French to the river which connects L. St. Clair with L. Erie, and forms a part of the boundary between Mich. and Canada. It is 28 m. long, and is navigable for large vessels.

DETROIT, the cap. of the state of Michigan and of Wayne co., is situated on the Detroit r., from which it takes its name. By its position on the great chain of lakes, and by means of the connecting rivers and canals, it has a ready communication, by water, with all the more important places in the union. As might be expected, its growth haɛ recently been very rapid. Its pop. in 1819, was only 1,110; in 1830, about double that number; in 1840, it amounted to 9,102. Detroit was

ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng. founded by the French, in 1670, and has ever since been a military post. It is also a port of entry. Lat. 42° 24′ N., Lon. 82° 58′ W.

DEUTZ, doits, (the Tai/tium of the Romans,) a village on the right bank of the Rhine, connected, by a bridge of boats, with Cologne, of which it may be regarded as a suburb. Pop. 3,700. (B.)

DEUX-PONTS, dug`-pon, (Ger. Zweibrücken, tswi-brük/-kẹn,) a t. of Germany, the cap. formerly of a duchy, now of a bailiwick of the same name, in the Bavarian prov. of the Rhine, about 50 m. W. of Speyer (Spire). The French name Deux-ponts, and the German ZwEIBRÜCKEN, signifying "two bridges," are derived from the circumstance of its old castle being situated between two bridges. Lat. 49° 10′ N., Lon. 7° 20′ E. Pop. about 7,000. (B.)

DEVENTER OF DEWENTER, dal-ven-ter, a fortified t. of Holland, in the prov. of Overyssel, on the r. Yssel, about 54 m. E. by S. from Amsterdam. Pop. 10,000. (B.)

DE-VI-ZES, a t. of England, in Wiltshire, 16 m. E. by S. from Bath. Pop. 4,631.

DEV'-ON-PORT', a fortified seaport t. of England, with a royal dockyard, in Devonshire, 14 m. W. of Plymouth, at the mouth of the river Tamar. The dock-yard, one of the finest in the world, comprises an area of 71 acres. Pop., including Stone-house parish, 43,532.

DEV-ON-SHIRE, a co. in the S. W. part of England, bordering on the English and the Bristol channels. Pop. 533,460.

DE WITT, a co. near the centre of Ill. Pop. 3,247.

DIARBEKIR, dee-ar-bek-eer', or DI-AR-BEKR, a walled t. of Asiatic Turkey, in Mesopotamia, on the right bank of the Tigris. It was formerly much more flourishing than at present, and carried on an extensive commerce with India, through Bagdad, and with Europe, through Aleppo Lat. about 37° 55′ N., Lon. 39° 54′ E. Pop. estimated at above 60,000. (B.)

DICK-SON, a co. in the N. N. W. part of Tenn., bordering on the Cumberland r. Pop. 7,074. Co. t. Charlotte.

DIE or DIEZ, SAINT, sån de`-', a small t. of France, in the dep. of Vosges. Lat. 48° 17′ N., Lon. 6° 57′ E. Pop. in 1832, 5,560. (P.C.) DIEPPE, dyepp, or de-epp', a seaport t. of France, in the dep. of Lower Seine, on the coast of the English channel (La Manche), 92 m. N. W. of Paris. It has a fine establishment for sea-bathing. Lat. 49° 55′ N., Lon. 1° 5' E. Pop. 16,000. (B.)

DIEST, deest, a t. of Belgium, in S. Brabant, 32 m. E. N. E. of Brussels. Pop. 6,000. (B.)

DIGNE, deen (Anc. Dinia), a t. of France, cap. of the dep. of Lower Alps, with a college. In its vicinity are warm mineral springs, which yearly attract to this place many strangers. Lat. 44° 5' N., Lon. 6° 14' E. Pop, 4,000. (B.)

DIJON, de'-zhÔN, (Anc. Dibio or Divio,) a t. of France, cap. of the dep. of Côte d'Or, and formerly of the prov. of Burgundy, on the r. Ouche (oosh), a branch of the Saône, 162 m. S. E. of Paris. Dijon

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has long been eminent for the cultivation of literature and science. It has an académie universitaire, with the faculties of law, science, and literature; also a museum of painting, and a botanic garden. Lat. 47° 19' N., Lon. 5° 2' E. Pop. 26,000. (B.)

DIL-LING-EN, a t. of Bavaria, on the Danube. Lat. 48° 34′ N., Lon. 10° 30′ E. Pop. 3,300. (B.)

DINAN, de'-nåN', a t. of France, in the dep. of Côtes du Nord, on the r. Rance, at the entrance of the canal of the Ille and Rance, 200 m. W. by S. from Paris. Lat. 48° 27′ N., Lon. 2° 4′ W. Pop. in 1832, 8,044. (P. C.)

DINANT, de-nåN', or de-nånt', an ancient t. of Belgium, in the prov. of Namur, on the Meuse, about 12 m. S. by E. of the city of Namur. Its name is supposed to be derived from a temple dedicated to Diana, which once stood on this spot. Lat. 59° 15′ Ñ., Lon. 4° 54′ E. about 4,000. (B.)

Pop. DINGLE, ding/-gle, a seaport t. of Ireland, in Kerry co., on a bay of the same name. Lat. 52° 9' N., Lon. 10° 16′ W. Pop. in 1831, 4,327. (P. C.)

DIN-WID-DIE, a co. in the S. E. part of Va., bordering on the Appomattox r. Pop. 22,558. Seat of justice, Dinwiddie c. h.

DISMAL SWAMP, a tract of marshy land, between Virginia and North Carolina. It is about 30 m. long and 10 m. broad. In the centre is Drummond's Pond,15 m. in circumference, in about 36° 35′ N. Lat., and 76° 30′ W. Lon.

DIXMUDE, dix-müde', (Flem. Dixmuyden, dix-moil-den or dix-moi!deh,) a fortified t. of Belgium, in W. Flanders, 20 m. S. W. of Bruges. Lat. 51 2 N., Lon. 2° 52′ E. Pop. 3,189. (P. C.)

Dizier, Saint, sân de`-ze-à', a t. of France, in the dep. of Upper Marne, situated on the r. Marne, which, at this place, begins to be navigable. Lat. 48° 38′ N., Lon. 4° 56′ E. Pop. in 1832, 5,957. (P. C.) DJIDDA. See JIDDA.

DNIEPER, nee/-per, (Russ. pron. dnyep/-cr, or dne-a/-per; Anc. Borysthenes,) one of the largest rivers of European Russia, which rises in the N. part of the government of Smolensk, and, flowing in a general southern direction, unites with the Bog, and forms a large liman (le-mån1) or swampy lake at the N. N. W. extremity of the Black Sea, nearly 50 m. long, and from 1 to 6 broad. The whole length of the Dnieper is perhaps 1,200 m.

DNIESTER, nees/-ter, (Russ. pron. dnyes'-ter or dne-ace-ter: Anc. Ty'ras, afterwards Danas'tris,) an important r. of European Russia, which commences from a small lake in Austrian Galicia, in about 49° N. Lat., and 23° E. Lon., and, flowing in a general south-easterly direction, enters the Black Sea by a broad liman (see DNIEPER), about 19 m. long and 5 m. wide. Its whole length is not less than 510 m.

DOAB or DOOAB, doo-åb', signifying "two waters," is employed in Hindostan, to denote any tract of land included between two rivers, and is equivalent to the Greek MESOPOTAMIA. There are several Doabs in India, but the dist. to which the name is most generally applied, is situ

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