Chattahoochee

river between Georgia and Alabama, from Muskogee cato-hocce hvcce "marked-rock river," from cvto "rock," hocce "marked" + hvcce "stream."

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city in Tennessee, a native name of uncertain origin, said to be either Cherokee or Muskogee; compare Muskogee cvto "rock" (in Chattahoochee, etc.); the entire name is said to mean "rock rising to a point," which might describe nearby Lookout Mountain.

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Chattahoochee (n.)

a river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River;

Synonyms: Chattahoochee River

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