calumet

noun

cal·​u·​met ˈkal-yə-ˌmet 

-mət

: a highly ornamented ceremonial pipe of the American Indians

Illustration of calumet

Word History

Etymology

American French, from French dialect, pipe stem, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus reed — more at calamus

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined above

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Geographical Definition

Calumet

geographical name

Cal·​u·​met ˈkal-yə-ˌmet 

-mət

industrial region of northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois southeast of and adjacent to Chicago including the cities of East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond, Indiana, and Calumet City and Lansing, Illinois