Choptank

noun

Chop·​tank

ˈchäpˌtaŋk

plural Choptank or Choptanks

1

: an Algonquian people once resident on the Choptank river in Maryland compare nanticoke

2

: a member of the Choptank people

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Choptank river, Maryland, where they settled

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