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Hope·well [ hṓp wèl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of mound-building Native N American culture: relating to an early Native North American culture of the Ohio and Illinois river valleys from ad 300 to ad 500, known especially for large-scale earthworks such as burial mounds

[Late 19th century. After Cloud Hopewell, owner of a farm in Ohio where remains were first identified]
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