Monocacy

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proper noun

A free-flowing left tributary to the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay.

OriginShawnee [Term?] →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A free-flowing left tributary to the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay.

Origin

  1. Shawnee[Term?]
  2. EnglishMonocacy

From Shawnee [Term?] (literally “river with many bends”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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