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