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Rappahannock definition

Rap·pa·han·nock (rap′ə han′ək)

river in NE Va., flowing southeastward into Chesapeake Bay: c. 185 mi (298 km)

Etymology: < Virginia Algonquian, prob. lit., the river that flows back again

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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