Chickahominy

[ chik-uh-hom-uh-nee ]

noun

, plural Chick·a·hom·i·nies, (especially collectively) Chick·a·hom·i·ny.

1. a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Powhatan confederacy that inhabited eastern Virginia.

Example Sentences

Adeyemo told Reuters during a visit to the Chickahominy Tribe in southeastern Virginia that the Treasury is closely monitoring economic developments in China, where growth is faltering amid a worsening property slump, weak consumer spending and tumbling credit growth.

From Reuters

In early December, Captain Smith chooses nine men to sail with him in the shallop up the Chickahominy River.

From Literature

They are hoping to find the passage to the Pacific Ocean and the Orient, and they think the Chickahominy might lead to it.

From Literature

In three years, tribes — Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Rappahannock, Upper Mattaponi, Monacan and Nansemond and, previously, the Pamunkey — have set up offices and hired professionals to administer the funds, but they have at times struggled to be taken seriously by state and local officials.

From Washington Post

Stephen Adkins, chief of the Chickahominy tribe, said having a swath of land dedicated to honoring American Indians will allow visitors to learn about Virginia’s Indigenous people.

From Washington Post