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Chesapeake

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-004847

Historians aren't sure of the true meaning of the name Chesapeake, but believe it is derived from the Algonquian word Chesepiooc. People once believed this word meant "great shellfish bay," but in 2005, Algonquian linguist Blair Rudes stated it more likely means something like "great water," or that it may have referred to a village at the Bay's mouth.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-004847
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesChesapeake Bay Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004847",
  "term": "Chesapeake",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Historians aren't sure of the true meaning of the name Chesapeake, but believe it is derived from the Algonquian word Chesepiooc. People once believed this word meant \"great shellfish bay,\" but in 2005, Algonquian linguist Blair Rudes stated it more likely means something like \"great water,\" or that it may have referred to a village at the Bay's mouth.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/chesapeake/"
}

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