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Conoy

Conoy

9.9
A Native American group who lived in Maryland near the Potomac River
  • noun
  • /kəˈnɔɪ/
: conoy
  • Many museums feature artifacts from the Conoy, highlighting their rich cultural heritage.

Examples

  • The Conoy were one of the tribes that originally inhabited the region of Maryland.

  • However, some good arguments can be made for the deference shown to the "host community," the nearby representatives of the Piscataway-Conoy group.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Also, upon entering the building, visitors will be impressed by a large multi-functional space, the main circular area of the building housed under the dome that the NMAI has named the "Potomac." This is a word said to come from the language of the Piscataway-Conoy group, the geographic hosts of the NMAI, and it means something very like "a place where rivers and people come together and where the goods are brought in."

    Academic text (2004)

  • Research shows that the Conoy people were allied with the Nanticoke in historical alliances.

Surface Forms

Conoy singular
Conoys plural

Etymology

Conoy is the English name for a Native American people who spoke an Algonquian language and lived between the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River. A helpful way to remember Conoy is to think of it as the name of a community or tribe from that part of Maryland, which is why the word refers to that group of people.