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Geechee meaning

Gullah (South Carolina island language and culture)

Using Geechee

  • The main meaning on this page is: Gullah (South Carolina island language and culture)
  • In the example corpus, geechee often appears in combinations such as: gullah geechee, geechee are.

Context around Geechee

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 1 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gullah 10×

Often after:

tour 1× culture 1× people 1× communities 1× land 1× food 1× life 1×

Sentence patterns with Geechee

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

although gullah geechee people are 1× best gullah geechee food in 1× geechee also known 1× geechee are descendants 1× local gullah geechee communities and 1× of gullah geechee culture 1× of gullah geechee life 1× the gullah geechee are an 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the gullah geechee 3× although gullah geechee 1× and looking back 1× filmed on hunting 1× for more information 1× geechee also known 1×

Common sentence endings:

comes to mind 1× communities and churches 1× food in town 1× freshwater further inland 1× georgia sea islands 1× go to kellytoursbeaufort 1×

Words around Geechee

Just before it in the word index:

gee 199 gedu 6 gedson 6 gedoogbeleid 2 gedoni 13 gedong 4

Just after it in the word index:

geegoopuzzle 3 geeing 4 geek 162 geekbench 29 geekdom 3 geeked 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Geechee

  • In this selection, "geechee" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gullah, tour, culture and people stand out and add context to how "geechee" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include although gullah geechee people are and best gullah geechee food in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "geechee" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with geechee

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Geechee, also known as Gullah, is the Creole dialect of the Georgia Sea Islands. (14 words)

Filmed on Hunting Island, the movie was among the first to depict the complexity of Gullah Geechee life. (18 words)

Lynae would connect with a private-owned South Carolina-based tea brand owned by women of Gullah Geechee culture. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

And looking back on his many pursuits in his first 66 years, from journalism to television to education, Daise said reminding the world that the Gullah-Geechee is by no means a lost culture, but instead a contemporary one, comes to mind. (42 words)

The Gullah-Geechee are an ethnic group descended from enslaved Africans, European settlers and Native Americans native to the sea islands of Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas, known as the Lowcountry region. (32 words)

The Gullah/Geechee land is being ripped away slowly, as the waters creep up, and all at once, as storms devastate homes and push the barriers between saltwater and freshwater further inland. (32 words)

Example sentences (12)

And looking back on his many pursuits in his first 66 years, from journalism to television to education, Daise said reminding the world that the Gullah-Geechee is by no means a lost culture, but instead a contemporary one, comes to mind.

For more information on the Penn Center, go to penncenter.com and for details about the Gullah Geechee tour, go to kellytoursbeaufort.

The Gullah Geechee are direct descendants of Africans who were enslaved on the rice, indigo and Sea Island cotton plantations of the lower Atlantic coast.

Lynae would connect with a private-owned South Carolina-based tea brand owned by women of Gullah Geechee culture.

The Gullah-Geechee are an ethnic group descended from enslaved Africans, European settlers and Native Americans native to the sea islands of Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas, known as the Lowcountry region.

Although Gullah Geechee people are spread out all across the island, their biggest concentration is in the north end.

Guests will learn and sing the “Gullah clap” and make music together as they learn about the music of the local Gullah Geechee communities and churches.

The Gullah/Geechee land is being ripped away slowly, as the waters creep up, and all at once, as storms devastate homes and push the barriers between saltwater and freshwater further inland.

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While there’s no set menu, the cafe serves up some of the best Gullah-Geechee food in town.

Geechee, also known as Gullah, is the Creole dialect of the Georgia Sea Islands.

Geechee are descendants of West Africans who were brought to America’s southeastern coast morethan two centuries ago and inhabit regions including the Georgia and South Carolina Lowcountry.

Filmed on Hunting Island, the movie was among the first to depict the complexity of Gullah Geechee life.

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Common combinations with geechee

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "geechee" in a sentence?
An example: "And looking back on his many pursuits in his first 66 years, from journalism to television to education, Daise said reminding the world that the Gullah-Geechee is by no means a lost culture, but instead a contemporary one, comes to mind." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "geechee" from authentic English texts.
What does "geechee" mean?
Geechee means: Gullah (South Carolina island language and culture)
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