Calumet

//ˈkæljʊmɛt// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A clay tobacco pipe used by Native Americans, especially as a symbol of truce or peace.

    "THE CALUMET OF PEACE. He offered a cigarette to the professor and took one himself."

  2. 2
    a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Huerfano County, Colorado.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Cook County, Illinois.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; The Calumet River, a system of rivers and canals between the south side of Chicago, Illinois and Gary, Indiana.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Lake County, Indiana.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in O'Brien County, Iowa.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A charter township and village therein, in Houghton County, Michigan.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Itasca County, Minnesota.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Canadian County, Oklahoma.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, adjacent to Calumet County.

Synonyms

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peace pipepipe of peacecalumet cityclaycorncobhookah

Example

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"THE CALUMET OF PEACE. He offered a cigarette to the professor and took one himself."

Etymology

From a Norman variant of Old French chalumeau (imported to Canada with Norman colonists), from Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

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Calumet County

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