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Rappahannock

Rappahannock proper noun: a tribe of Native American peoples in what is now Virginia, USA.

Proper noun

Rappahannock

  1. A tribe of Native American peoples in what is now Virginia, USA.
    • “We have worked for many years to restore this sacred place to the Tribe,” said Rappahannock Tribe Chief Anne Richardson, according to the Chesapeake Conservancy.2022 April 2, Zoe Sottile, “Native American tribe gets its land back after being displaced nearly 400 years ago”, in CNN
  2. A river in Virginia, United States, which flows into Chesapeake Bay.
    • Fones Cliff is the ancestral home of the tribe, located on the eastern side of the Rappahannock River in Virginia. The area, located inside the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge, will be publicly accessible and placed in trust with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.2022 April 2, Zoe Sottile, “Native American tribe gets its land back after being displaced nearly 400 years ago”, in CNN

Words formed from Rappahannock

Questions about Rappahannock

What does Rappahannock mean?
Rappahannock means a tribe of Native American peoples in what is now Virginia, USA.
What part of speech is Rappahannock?
Rappahannock is a proper noun.

Words near Rappahannock in the dictionary

  1. Rapp
  2. Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome
  3. rappa
  4. rappable
  5. rappage
  6. Rappahannock
  7. Rappahannock County
  8. Rappai
  9. Rappaport
  10. Rappaports
  11. rapparee

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