Plaquemines Parish

English

Etymology

The name "plaquemines," in French Creole, was derived from the Atakapa word, piakimin, meaning the local fruit persimmon.

Proper noun

Plaquemines Parish

  1. One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. The parish seat is in Pointe à la Hache.

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