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Oneota

Oneota proper noun: a cultural complex that existed in the eastern plains and Great Lakes area of what is now occupied by the United States from around AD 900 to around 1650 or 1700, considered a major component of Upper Mississippian culture, and characterized by globular, shell-tempered pottery that is often coarse in fibre.

Proper noun

Oneota

  1. A cultural complex that existed in the eastern plains and Great Lakes area of what is now occupied by the United States from around AD 900 to around 1650 or 1700, considered a major component of Upper Mississippian culture, and characterized by globular, shell-tempered pottery that is often coarse in fibre.

Questions about Oneota

What does Oneota mean?
Oneota means a cultural complex that existed in the eastern plains and Great Lakes area of what is now occupied by the United States from around AD 900 to around 1650 or 1700, considered a major component of Upper Mississippian culture, and characterized by globular, shell-tempered pottery that is often coarse in fibre.
What part of speech is Oneota?
Oneota is a proper noun.

Words near Oneota in the dictionary

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  2. oneness
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  4. onenesses
  5. Oneonta
  6. Oneota
  7. oner
  8. onera
  9. onerary
  10. onerate
  11. onerated

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