Definition of Nanticoke - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geography

Rare

river in Delaware and Maryland

Rare

The Nanticoke River flows into the Chesapeake Bay.

river

stream

indigenous

Rare

member of an indigenous Algonquian people

Rare

The Nanticoke were known for their fishing skills.

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Origin of Nanticoke

Algonquian, Nentego (tidewater people)

Examples of Nanticoke in a sentence

The Nanticoke is a vital waterway for wildlife.
The Nanticoke have a rich cultural heritage.
Nanticoke traditions are celebrated annually.

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French:rivière Nanticoke, Nanticoke, ...
German:Nanticoke River, Nanticoke, ...
Italian:Nanticoke, ...
Spanish:río Nanticoke, Nanticoke, ...
Portuguese:Nanticoke, ...
Chinese:南蒂科克河, 南蒂科克人, ...
Japanese:ナンティコーク川, ナンティコーク族, ...
Arabic:نانتيكوك, فرد من شعب نانتيكوك, ...
Hebrew:נַנְטִיקוֹק, ...
Russian:Нантикок, ...
Ukrainian:Річка Нантікоук, Нантікок, ...
Hindi:नांटिकोक नदी, नांटिकोक, ...
Bengali:ন্যান্টিকোক নদী, নান্টিকোক, ...
Catalan:riu Nanticoke, nanticoke, ...
Czech:Nanticoke, Nantikok, ...
Danish:Nanticoke-floden, Nanticoke, ...
Dutch:Nanticoke-rivier, Nanticoke, ...
Greek:ποταμός Νάντικοκ, Νάντικοκ, ...
Hungarian:Nanticoke, a Nanticoke nevű algonkin őslakos nép tagja, ...
Khmer:ទន្លេណានទីកូក, ជនជាតិនែនទីកុក, ...
Korean:낸티코크 강, 난티코크족, ...
Persian:نانتیکوک, ...
Polish:rzeka Nanticoke, Nanticoke, ...
Portuguese (BR):Rio Nanticoke, nanticoke, ...
Romanian:Nanticoke, ...
Swedish:Nanticoke-floden, Nanticoke, ...
Thai:แม่น้ำนันติโคก, ชาวแนนติโคก, ...
Turkish:Nanticoke Nehri, Nanticoke, ...
Vietnamese:Sông Nanticoke, người Nanticoke, ...

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Definition of Nanticoke - Reverso English Dictionary

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