[hohp-wel, -wuh
l] 
| a city in E Virginia, on the James River. 23,397. |
[hohp-wel, -wuhl] | of or pertaining to an advanced mound-building and agricultural Amerindian culture 100 b.c.–a.d. 400, centered in Ohio and Illinois and characterized by geometric earthworks, many large conical or dome-shaped burial mounds, corded and stamped pottery, ornamental knives and tobacco pipes, and the extensive trading of raw materials and artifacts. |
| Hope·well (hōp'wěl', -wəl) n. An early Native American culture centered in the Ohio River valley from about the second century B.C. to the fourth century A.D., noted for the construction of extensive earthworks and large conical burial mounds and for its highly developed arts and crafts. [After the owner of a farm in Ross County, Ohio.] |