Hopewell

¹ American  

[hohp-wel, -wuhl] / ˈhoʊp wɛl, -wəl /

noun

1. a city in E Virginia, on the James River.

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Hopewell ² American  

[hohp-wel, -wuhl] / ˈhoʊp wɛl, -wəl /

Also Hopewellian

adjective

Archaeology.

1. of or relating 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.

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Etymology

Origin of Hopewell

After Cloud Hopewell, owner (circa 1890) of a farm in Ross Co., Ohio, on which tumuli characterizing the culture were excavated

Example Sentences

“People think depression is related mostly to emotional reactions, but depression can happen because of neurological injury,” said Clifford Hopewell, a neuropsychologist and retired U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Born in Chile, Tetelman was adopted at about 7 months and grew up in Hopewell Township, New Jersey.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Humberside Police was called to Hopewell Road in the Bilton Grange area at 15:40 BST on Thursday.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024

“The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks don’t reveal themselves to you right away,” Dan Kois writes.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2023

Ignoring Sevier’s wishes, in 1785 the Cherokee and the US negotiated the Hopewell Treaty, which was supposed to keep non-Indigenous settlers east of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz