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Nanticoke

Nanticoke

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A member of a Native American people who once lived in Maryland and eastern Delaware
  • noun
: Nanticoke
  • The Nanticoke were once settled along the rivers of Maryland and Delaware.

Examples

  • Historians have studied how the Nanticoke adapted to European colonization in the 17th century.

  • A descendant of the Nanticoke shared stories of her ancestors at the local museum.

  • The Nanticoke people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • Many Nanticokes still practice traditional crafts.

  • A descendant of the Nanticoke shared stories of her ancestors at the local museum.

  • Historians have studied how the Nanticoke adapted to European colonization in the 17th century.

  • The Nanticoke were once settled along the rivers of Maryland and Delaware.

Compounds

Nanticoke language
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A Native American language spoken by the Nanticoke and Conoy people in the eastern United States

Surface Forms

Nanticoke singular
Nanticokes plural

Etymology

Nanticoke comes from an Algonquian name likely meaning 'people of the tide' or 'at the river', because the group lived along rivers and the bay. That's why Nanticoke today is the name for this Indigenous people of Maryland and Delaware.