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Brasstown

Brasstown proper noun: an extinct Cherokee village in Towns County, Georgia, United States.

Proper noun

Brasstown

  1. An extinct Cherokee village in Towns County, Georgia, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Clay County and Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States.
  3. A township in Clay County, North Carolina.

Origin of Brasstown

A mistranslation of its native Cherokee-language name Itse' yi, which correctly translates to "town of the green valley", as "Ûňtsaiyĭ" (meaning "brass").

Questions about Brasstown

What does Brasstown mean?
Brasstown means an extinct Cherokee village in Towns County, Georgia, United States.
What part of speech is Brasstown?
Brasstown is a proper noun.

Words near Brasstown in the dictionary

  1. brassières
  2. brasslike
  3. brassnecked
  4. brassolid
  5. brassolids
  6. Brasstown
  7. brassware
  8. brasswares
  9. brasswind
  10. brasswinds
  11. brasswork

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