Chesapeake
Chesapeake proper noun: the Chesapeake Bay.
Proper noun
Chesapeake
- The Chesapeake Bay.
- (with the) A Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as South Hampton Roads in Virginia, 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.
Noun
Chesapeake (plural Chesapeakes)
- Any member of the Chesapeake tribe.
- The Englishmen reported that they had seen several Chesapeakes in a canoe.
- Synonyms:
- Chesepian
Synonyms of Chesapeake
Forms of Chesapeake
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Origin of Chesapeake
From Chesepiook, from Algonquin chesepiooc. The demonym came from the toponym, signifying "people from the Chesapeake" or "Chesapeake people". It was widely believed for a long time that "Chesapeake" means something like "Great Shellfish Bay." 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.
Words formed from Chesapeake
- Chesapeake Bay
- Chesapeake Peninsula
- eggs Chesapeake
Phrases with Chesapeake
Questions about Chesapeake
- What does Chesapeake mean?
- Chesapeake means the Chesapeake Bay.
- What part of speech is Chesapeake?
- Chesapeake can be a proper noun or a noun.
Words near Chesapeake in the dictionary
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