Definition of "Chesapeake"

(historical) Any member of a Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as South Hampton Roads in Virginia, United States.

Ellipsis of Chesapeake Bay.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. An extinct town in Warren County, Indiana.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri.  examples

3. A village in Lawrence County, Ohio.  examples

4. An independent city in south-east Virginia.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia.  examples

6. A town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.  examples