Geechees

Geechees
n. Gullah, population of African Americans living in the islands and coastal region of South Carolina and Georgia and northeastern Florida (USA); person who speaks Gullah n. Gullah, language spoken by the Gullah people; Gullah creole

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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