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Choptank

noun
Chop·​tank | \ ˈchäpˌtaŋk\
plural Choptank or Choptanks

Definition of Choptank

1 : an Algonquian people once resident on the Choptank river in Maryland — compare nanticoke
2 : a member of the Choptank people

History and Etymology for Choptank

perhaps from Choptank river, Maryland, where they settled

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