an ancient city in central Greece, in Phocis: site of an oracle of Apollo.
British Dictionary definitions for Delphi
Delphi
/ˈdɛlfɪ/
noun
1.
an ancient Greek city on the S slopes of Mount Parnassus: site of the most famous oracle of Apollo
Word Origin and History for Delphi
oracle town on slopes of Mount Parnassus, from Greek delphis "dolphin" (see dolphin). Supposedly Apollo assumed this form to found the shrine.
Delphi in Technology
1. A US Internet service provider. [Addresses?] (1995-04-06) 2. Borland's Object Oriented Pascal (OOPascal) Rapid Application Development package for Microsoft Windows. Delphi combines visual, component-based design with an optimising native code compiler and scalable database access. (1996-05-27)