# Delta
## Translingual

* Delta [1]
* Delta [2]
* Delta [3]

### Alternative forms

* delta, DELTA

### Etymology

Borrowed from English delta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdɛlta]

### Noun

Delta
* (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter D.
* (nautical) Signal flag for the letter D.
* (time zone) UTC+04:00
ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes :
| code | Alfa | Bravo | Charlie | Delta | Echo | Foxtrot | Golf | Hotel | India | Juliett | Kilo | Lima | Mike |
| code | November | Oscar | Papa | Quebec | Romeo | Sierra | Tango | Uniform | Victor | Whiskey | Xray | Yankee | Zulu |
| code | zero | one | two | three (tree) | four (fower) | five (fife) | six | seven | eight | nine (niner) | hundred | thousand | decimal |

#### Translations
### Proper noun

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Delta n
* A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – certain potter wasps.

#### Hypernyms

* (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita – suborder; Vespoidea – superfamily; Vespidae – family; Eumeninae – subfamily; Eumenini – tribe

#### Hyponyms

* (genus): Delta caffra, Delta campaniforme, Delta emarginatum, Delta esuriens, Delta pyriforme – selected species

### References

* Delta (wasp) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Delta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Delta (Hymenoptera) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* ↑ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɛltə/
* Rhymes: -ɛltə

### Proper noun

Delta
* A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital: Asaba. Largest city: Warri.
* A municipality in Central Macedonia, Greece.
* A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
* A municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
* A village in Ontario, Canada.
* A number of places in the United States:
** A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama.
** A city and home rule municipality, the county seat of Delta County, Colorado.
** An unincorporated community in Saline County, Illinois.
** A city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
** An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky.
** A village in Madison Parish, Louisiana.
** A city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
** An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina.
** A village in Fulton County, Ohio.
** A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
** A city in Millard County, Utah.
** A town and unincorporated community in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

#### Derived terms

* Delta Island

#### See also

* Delta, British Columbia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Noun

Delta
* The Delta variant of COVID-19.
** 2021 June 22, “Delta coronavirus variant: scientists brace for impact”, in Nature‎:Delta is moderately resistant to vaccines, particularly in people who have received just a single dose.

### Anagrams

* atled, Tedla, lated, Adlet, dealt, dalet, adlet, taled

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdeːlta/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Delta n (strong, genitive Deltas or Delta, plural Deltas or Delten)
* delta (Greek letter)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Delta” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Delta (Buchstabe)” in Duden online
* “Delta (Flussmündungsgebiet)” in Duden online

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Delta
* A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil