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calumet
noun
cal·u·met ˈkal-yə-ˌmet 
-mət
: a highly ornamented ceremonial pipe of the American Indians
Word History
Etymology
American French, from French dialect, pipe stem, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus reed — more at calamus
First Known Use
1698, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Calumet
geographical name
Cal·u·met ˈkal-yə-ˌmet
-mət
industrial region of northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois southeast of and adjacent to Chicago including the cities of East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond, Indiana, and Calumet City and Lansing, Illinois