delta
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
deltas
plural
deltas
Britannica Dictionary definition of DELTA
1
[count]
:
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet
— Δ or ƍ
2
[count]
:
a piece of land shaped like a triangle that is formed when a river splits into smaller rivers before it flows into an ocean
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a river delta
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the Ganges/Nile Delta
3
[singular]
US
or
Delta
:
an area of low land along the Mississippi River that is mainly in the state of Mississippi
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the Mississippi Delta
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delta blues [=blues music that comes from the Mississippi delta]
