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Wassamasaw

Wassamasaw noun: a Native American tribe of South Carolina, claiming descent from several indigenous peoples of the Carolinas.

Noun

Wassamasaw pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Native American tribe of South Carolina, claiming descent from several indigenous peoples of the Carolinas.

Origin of Wassamasaw

From the name of a cypress swamp in Berkeley County, from an unknown indigenous language.

Questions about Wassamasaw

What does Wassamasaw mean?
Wassamasaw means a Native American tribe of South Carolina, claiming descent from several indigenous peoples of the Carolinas.
What part of speech is Wassamasaw?
Wassamasaw is a noun.

Words near Wassamasaw in the dictionary

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  2. wassailing
  3. wassailings
  4. wassailry
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  6. Wassamasaw
  7. wassamatta
  8. wassamatter
  9. wassap
  10. wassat
  11. wassed

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