Meanings
nounWassamasaw pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA Native American tribe of South Carolina, claiming descent from several indigenous peoples of the Carolinas.
Origin
From the name of a cypress swamp in Berkeley County, from an unknown indigenous language.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Wassamasaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wassamasaw
MLA
“Wassamasaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wassamasaw. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wassamasaw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wassamasaw.
Source: Wassamasaw on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.