Occaneechi

noun

Oc·​ca·​nee·​chi

ˌäkəˈnēchē

plural Occaneechi or Occaneechis

1

: an extinct Siouan people formerly found on the middle island in the Roanoke river, Virginia

2

: a member of the Occaneechi people

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