Brasstown

English

Etymology

A mistranslation of its native Cherokee-language name Itse' yi, which correctly translates to "town of the green valley", as "Ûňtsaiyĭ" (meaning "brass").

Proper noun

Brasstown

  1. An extinct Cherokee village in Towns County, Georgia, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Clay County and Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States.
  3. A township in Clay County, North Carolina.
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