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Chesapeake Bay

/ˈtʃɛsəpiːk beɪ/

Chesapeake Bay proper noun: an inlet of the Atlantic in the United States. An estuary lying inland from the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia; separated from the Atlantic by the Delmarva peninsula.

chesapeake bay: an inlet of the Atlantic in the United States. An estuary lying inland from the Atlantic Ocean...
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Proper noun

Chesapeake Bay

  1. An inlet of the Atlantic in the United States. An estuary lying inland from the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia; separated from the Atlantic by the Delmarva peninsula.
    • Jo jumped off the boat and looked behind him at the beautiful Chesapeake Bay, at the large, imposing ships that lined the Fellʼs Point shipyards.2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 111

Words formed from Chesapeake Bay

Questions about Chesapeake Bay

What does Chesapeake Bay mean?
Chesapeake Bay means an inlet of the Atlantic in the United States. An estuary lying inland from the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia; separated from the Atlantic by the Delmarva peninsula.
What part of speech is Chesapeake Bay?
Chesapeake Bay is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chesapeake Bay?
Chesapeake Bay is pronounced /ˈtʃɛsəpiːk beɪ/.

Words near Chesapeake Bay in the dictionary

  1. ches
  2. Ches.
  3. chesa nyama
  4. chesanyama
  5. Chesapeake
  6. Chesapeake Bay
  7. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
  8. Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
  9. Chesapeaker
  10. Chesapeakes
  11. Chesbro

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