Pamunkey
Proper noun
Meaning
A recognised indigenous tribe that lives in Virginia.
An extinct language spoken by the Pamunkey tribe.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
Lee was not certain of Grant's specific plans, however; if Grant was not intending to cross the Pamunkey in force at Hanovertown, the Union army could outflank him and head directly to Richmond.
The 16,000 men of Maj. Gen. William F. "Baldy" Smith 's XVIII Corps were withdrawn from Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler's Army of the James at Grant's request, and they were moving down the James River and up the York to the Pamunkey.
The city of Norfolk and the Pamunkey Indian Tribe announced Monday that the tribe’s proposed $700 million casino along the Elizabeth River is moving closer to reality.