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Chesapeake
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Chesapeake
(proper noun)
Chesapeake
/
ˈ
tʃɛsəˌpiːk/
proper noun
Chesapeake
/
ˈ
tʃɛsəˌpiːk/
proper noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHESAPEAKE
1
:
U.S. city, Virginia
2
Chesapeake Bay
:
part of the Atlantic Ocean near the U.S. states of Virginia and Maryland
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