Conoy

noun

Co·​noy

kəˈnȯi

plural Conoy or Conoys

1

a

: an Indian people that dwelt between the Potomac river and Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

b

: a member of such people

2

: a dialect of Nanticoke

Word History

Etymology

probably from Algonquian Kanawha

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