Nanticoke
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of an indigenous American Algonquian people whose traditional homelands are in Chesapeake Bay and Delaware.
- 2 the Algonquian language spoken by the Nanticoke and Conoy wordnet
- 3 a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Maryland and eastern Delaware wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 Their Algonquian language.
- 2 An unincorporated community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
- 3 A river in Delaware and Maryland, United States.
"The drone crashed into a tributary of the Nanticoke River, a U.S. Coast Guard official said. The crash site has been blocked to recreational boat traffic while the agency investigates, the Coast Guard official said."
- 4 An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wicomico County Maryland, United States.
- 5 A town in Broome County, New York, United States.
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- 6 A city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
"Jordan Gee, 37, of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, was charged with three felony counts of threats against the president and one count of interstate threats, according to the Justice Department."
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More examples"The drone crashed into a tributary of the Nanticoke River, a U.S. Coast Guard official said. The crash site has been blocked to recreational boat traffic while the agency investigates, the Coast Guard official said."
Etymology
Borrowed from Nanticoke Nentego.