"Edisto" meaning in English

See Edisto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Edistow [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Edisto
  1. (historical) A subtribe of the now-extinct Cusabo, a Native American tribal group who lived in what is now South Carolina. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Edisto-en-name-5PD8fGUN Categories (other): Native American tribes Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 34 8 7 8 5 38
  2. One of South Carolina's Sea Islands, the larger part of which lies in Charleston County, with its southern tip in Colleton County.
    Sense id: en-Edisto-en-name-cUH5wvfY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Islands Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 27 11 34 22 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 28 12 32 22 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 28 14 31 22 1 Disambiguation of Islands: 4 45 13 23 13 1
  3. A free-flowing blackwater river in South Carolina, flowing from its sources in Saluda and Edgefield counties, to its Atlantic Ocean mouth at Edisto Beach.
    Sense id: en-Edisto-en-name-vRyzfei- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 27 11 34 22 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 28 12 32 22 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 28 14 31 22 1
  4. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in South Carolina, USA, Places in South Carolina, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in South Carolina, USA
    Sense id: en-Edisto-en-name--0YiSv5h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 27 11 34 22 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 28 12 32 22 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 28 14 31 22 1
  5. Ellipsis of Edisto Beach. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Edisto Beach Derived forms: Edisto Beach
    Sense id: en-Edisto-en-name-6~L2~8qq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 27 11 34 22 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 28 12 32 22 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 28 14 31 22 1

Noun

Forms: Edistos [plural], Edistow [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Edisto (plural Edistos)
  1. (historical) A member of the Native American subtribe of South Carolina. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Edisto-en-noun-YccTy7wr Categories (other): Native American tribes Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 34 8 7 8 5 38

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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