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Gullah Geechee

Gullah Geechee proper noun: synonym of Gullah.

Proper noun

Gullah Geechee

  1. Synonym of Gullah
    • When Roots Die by the late Dr. Patricia Jones-Jackson of Howard University is the most recent book-length offering to the growing body of literature which seeks to illuminate and bring clear perspective to our understanding of the history and culture of the Gullah/Geechee speaking African-Americans...1987 October, “Book Reviews and Notes”, in South Carolina Historical Magazine, volume 88, number 4, page 220
    • TransAtlantic Linkage:
      The Gullah/Geechee–Sierra Leone Connection
      Traveling exhibition and scholarly symposium on the history of cultural similarities between inhabitants of Sierra Leone and descendants of slaves residing in Georgia and South Carolina Sea Islands.1995 January, NEH Exhibitions Today: A Report from the Division of Public Programs, page 27
    Synonyms:
    Gullah

Adjective

Gullah Geechee (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of Gullah
    • One of the enduring legacies of those African Americans is the Gullah/Geechee culture and language, a rich mixture of African, European, and American customs and dialects.1998, Kevin M. McCarthy, Georgia's Lighthouses and Historic Coastal Sites, →ISBN, page 6
    Synonyms:
    Gullah

Synonyms of Gullah Geechee

Forms of Gullah Geechee

alternative formGullah-Geechee
alternative formGullah/Geechee

Questions about Gullah Geechee

What does Gullah Geechee mean?
Gullah Geechee means synonym of Gullah.
What part of speech is Gullah Geechee?
Gullah Geechee can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Gullah Geechee in the dictionary

  1. gullability
  2. gullable
  3. gullably
  4. Gullage
  5. Gullah
  6. Gullah Geechee
  7. Gullah-Geechee
  8. Gullah/Geechee
  9. Gullahs
  10. Gulland
  11. Gullane

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