Etymology

Wassamasaw

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Today it means: A Native American tribe of South Carolina, claiming descent from several indigenous peoples of the Carolinas. Full definition →

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The story

From the name of a cypress swamp in Berkeley County, from an unknown indigenous language.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.