Potomac
Pronunciation: /pəˈtoʊmək/
The English word “Potomac” has 1 meaning listed here.
proper noun
- The asteroid (1345) Potomac.
Etymology
European spelling of an Algonquian name, variously claimed to mean "river of swans", "place where people trade" or "place to which tribute is brought". The natives called the river above the falls Cohongorooton, "river of geese", and that area was renowned in early years for an abundance of both geese and swans. The spelling of the name has been simplified over the years from Patawomeke to…
Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “Potomac” there
More English words
About this dictionary
The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.
Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.