chesapeake
/tʃˈɛsəpˌik/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.34 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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The Chesapeake Bay.
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(with the) A Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as South Hampton Roads in Virginia, United States.
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Example Sentences
- "The Englishmen reported that they had seen several Chesapeakes in a canoe."
Etymology
From Chesepiook, from Algonquin chesepiooc. The demonym came from the toponym, signifying "people from the Chesapeake" or "Chesapeake people". It was widely believed for a long time that "Chesapeake" means something like "Great Shellfish Bay." However, according to Blair Rudes, linguist at the University of North Carolina, the name might actually mean something like "Great Water," or it might have been simply the name of a village at the bay's mouth.
Word Breakdown
- Root: chesepiooc