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Definition: Apalachicola

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Apalachicola" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1835. (references)

Common Expressions: Apalachicola

Expressions Definition
Apalachicola Municipal Airport Apalachicola Municipal Airport (IATA: AAF, ICAO: KAAF) is a general aviation airport located 2 miles (3 km) west of Apalachicola, in Franklin County, Florida. (references)
Apalachicola National Forest The Apalachicola National Forest is the largest U.S. National Forest in the state of Florida. It is the only national forest located in the panhandle of Florida. (references)
Apalachicola River A river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Apalachicola River The Apalachicola River is a river, approximately 112 mi (180 km) long in the U.S. state Florida. The river's large watershed, known as the ACF River Basin for short, drains an area of approximately 19,500 sq mi (50,505 km²) into the Gulf of Mexico. The distance to its farthest headstream in northwest Georgia is approximately 500 mi (800 km). (references)
Apalachicola rosemary Small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Apalachicola

Apalachicola

Apalachicola is the name given to numerous Native American settlements in the southeastern United States, after the Apalachicola tribe.

The word "Apalachicola" is variously translated as "place of the ruling people"[1], "those people residing on the other side or shore" [2], or "land of the friendly people" [3].

The name may be in reference to:

Places

  • Apalachicola, Florida
  • Apalachicola River
  • Apalachicola Bay
  • Apalachicola National Forest
  • Apalachicola Municipal Airport
  • Port of Apalachicola

Railroad

Ships

  • USS Apalachicola (YTB-767), a tugboat in the United States Navy.

References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. [4]

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Apalachicola". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Apalachicola

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Apalachicola National Forest 25     Apalachicola 9
Apalachicola River 15     Apalachicola (tribe) 6
Apalachicola Fort Site 9     Apalachicola and Alabama Railroad 3
Apalachicola 9     Apalachicola Bay 4
Apalachicola Municipal Airport 8     Apalachicola Dusky Salamander 5
Port of Apalachicola 7     Apalachicola Fort Site 9
USS Apalachicola (YTB-767) 7     Apalachicola Historic District 4
Apalachicola (tribe) 6     Apalachicola Municipal Airport 8
Ochrotrichia apalachicola 5     Apalachicola National Forest 25
Apalachicola Dusky Salamander 5     Apalachicola River 15
Hydroptila apalachicola 4     Hydroptila apalachicola 4
Apalachicola Bay 4     Ochrotrichia apalachicola 5
Apalachicola Historic District 4     Port of Apalachicola 7
Apalachicola and Alabama Railroad 3     USS Apalachicola (YTB-767) 7
Voices of the Apalachicola 2     Voices of the Apalachicola 2

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).