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Appomattox
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English
Etymology
The river was named after the Appamatuck tribe of Native Americans (whose name is from en pim -). The town was named after the county, which in turn was named after the river.
Noun
p
en Appomattoc.
Proper noun
en river s/Virginia c/USA the Appomattox River.
en town/county seat co/Appomattox County s/Virginia c/USA, formerly known as Nebraska and Appomattox Station
en A historic <<village>> in <<co/Appomattox County>>, <<s/Virginia>>, <<c/USA>>, formerly the <<county seat>>, also known as Clover Hill and Appomattox Court House
The 1865 surrender of Robert E. Lee's Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant's Union army, which occurred at Appomattox Court House at the end of the American Civil War.
Derived terms
en Appomattox County
Translations
a river in Virginia, USA
Portuguese: pt Appomattox m
a town in Virginia, USA
Portuguese: pt Appomattox f
en Rivers in the United States American Civil War
Portuguese
Pronunciation
apomatóks
Proper noun
f
pt town s/Virginia c/United States Appomattox
Proper noun
m
pt river s/Virginia c/United States Appomattox
pt American Civil War