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Chopawamsic

/ˌt͡ʃɒpəˈwɑːmzɪk/

Chopawamsic proper noun: chopawamsic Island, a private island on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, 275 yards from Quantico.

Proper noun

Chopawamsic

  1. Chopawamsic Island, a private island on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, 275 yards from Quantico.
  2. Chopawamsic Creek, a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Prince William and Stafford counties, Virginia.

Origin of Chopawamsic

From an Algonquian language meaning "isolated lodge".

Questions about Chopawamsic

What does Chopawamsic mean?
Chopawamsic means chopawamsic Island, a private island on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, 275 yards from Quantico.
What part of speech is Chopawamsic?
Chopawamsic is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chopawamsic?
Chopawamsic is pronounced /ˌt͡ʃɒpəˈwɑːmzɪk/.

Words near Chopawamsic in the dictionary

  1. chop-logics
  2. chop-shop
  3. chop-shopped
  4. chop-shopping
  5. chop-shops
  6. Chopawamsic
  7. chopboat
  8. chopboats
  9. chopcherry
  10. chopchurch
  11. chopchurches

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