Appomattox

English

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.

Proper noun

Appomattox

1. The Appomattox River in Virginia, USA.
2. A county of Virginia, United States
3. A town, the county seat of Appomattox County, Virginia, United States, formerly known as Nebraska and Appomattox Station
4. A historic village in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States, formerly the county seat, also known as Clover Hill and Appomattox Court House
5. 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

• Appomattox County

Translations

a river in Virginia, USA

• Portuguese: Appomattox m

a town in Virginia, USA

• Portuguese: Appomattox f

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.po.maˈtɔks/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.po.maˈtɔks/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.po.maˈtɔkʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pu.mɐˈtɔkʃ/

Proper noun

Appomattox f

1. Appomattox (a town in Virginia, United States)

Proper noun

Appomattox m

1. Appomattox (a river in Virginia, United States)