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Occoquan is derived from an Algonquian Doeg Indian word, meaning "at the end of the water". [8] Located on the Occoquan River , Occoquan was long a site of indigenous peoples ' habitation. Like the British colonists after them, they relied on the river for transportation and trade, as well as fish.
Occoquan may refer to: Occoquan, Virginia; Occoquan River; Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge; Lorton and Occoquan Railroad; Occoquan Workhouse (prison)
When the prefix "re-" is added to a monosyllabic word, the word gains currency both as a noun and as a verb. Most of the pairs listed below are closely related: for example, "absent" as a noun meaning "missing", and as a verb meaning "to make oneself missing". There are also many cases in which homographs are of an entirely separate origin, or ...
Historically, a number of everyday words and expressions used to be characteristic of different dialect areas of the United States, especially the North, the Midland, and the South; many of these terms spread from their area of origin and came to be used throughout the nation. Today many people use these different words for the same object ...
Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...
The Occoquan River is a tributary of the Potomac River in Northern Virginia, where it serves as part of the boundary between Fairfax and Prince William counties. The river is a scenic area, and several local high schools and colleges use the river for the sport of rowing .
Marumsco – from the Algonquin word for "island rock". [1] Massanetta Springs; Matoaca – after Pocahontas's birthname, Matoaka. [2] District of Matoaca; Massanutten. Massanutten Mountain; Massaponax; Mattaponi – named after the Mattaponi people. Mattaponi River; Mattaponi Wildlife Management Area; Mattaponi Bluffs Wildlife Management Area
Meaning Origin language and etymology Example(s) dacry(o)-of or pertaining to tears: Greek δάκρυ, tear dacryoadenitis, dacryocystitis-dactyl(o)-of or pertaining to a finger, toe Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos), finger, toe dactylology, polydactyly: de-from, down, or away from Latin de-dehydrate, demonetize, demotion dent-