Chesapeake
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Chesepiook, from Algonquin chesepiooc.
It was widely believed for a long time that "Chesapeake" means something like "Great Shellfish Bay."[1] However, according to Blair Rudes, linguist at the University of North Carolina, the name might actually mean something like "Great Water," or it might have been simply the name of a village at the bay's mouth.[2]
Noun[edit]
Chesapeake (plural Chesapeakes)
- (historical) Any member of a Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as South Hampton Roads in Virginia, United States.
- Ellipsis of Chesapeake Bay.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Native American): Chesepian
Derived terms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Chesapeake
- A number of places in the United States:
- An extinct town in Warren County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri.
- A village in Lawrence County, Ohio.
- An independent city in south-east Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia.
- A town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
References[edit]
- ^ Charting the Chesapeake, 1590-1990 , Maryland Manual On-Line, 2007, maryland.gov
- ^ A Dead Indian Language Is Brought Back to Life, washingtonpost.com
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