Hopewellian

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adjective

Relating to the Hopewell tradition, a network of Native American civilisations that engaged in exchange, flourishing during the first half of the first millennium CE.

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Meanings

adjectiveHopewellian (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparableRelating to the Hopewell tradition, a network of Native American civilisations that engaged in exchange, flourishing during the first half of the first millennium CE.

Origin

From Hopewell + -ian, after Mordecai Hopewell, whose family owned the property where the earthworks are sited.

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APA

Hopewellian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopewellian

MLA

“Hopewellian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopewellian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hopewellian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopewellian.

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