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Winyah

Winyah noun: an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands who lived near Winyah Bay, the Black River, and the lower course of the Pee Dee River in South Carolina during the 18th century.

Noun

Winyah pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) An indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands who lived near Winyah Bay, the Black River, and the lower course of the Pee Dee River in South Carolina during the 18th century.

Questions about Winyah

What does Winyah mean?
Winyah means an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands who lived near Winyah Bay, the Black River, and the lower course of the Pee Dee River in South Carolina during the 18th century.
What part of speech is Winyah?
Winyah is a noun.

Words near Winyah in the dictionary

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  9. winzeman
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