English Explanatory Dictionary

Appomattox

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of Appomattoc.
name
  1. A river in Virginia, United States; in full, the Appomattox River.
  2. A town, the county seat of Appomattox County, Virginia, United States, formerly known as Nebraska and Appomattox Station
  3. A historic village in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States, formerly the county seat, also known as Clover Hill and Appomattox Court House
  4. 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.

Word forms

Appomattox

Etymology

The river was named after the Appamatuck tribe of Native Americans (whose name is from Powhatan). The town was named after the county, which in turn was named after the river.

Derived words

Appomattox County

Translations

Portuguese: Appomattox
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