Premise: The Chesapeake Bay ( [ ˈtʃɛsəpiːk ] ) is an estuary in the U.S. states of Maryland and Virginia , lying inland from the Atlantic Ocean and surrounded to the west by the North American mainland and to the east by the Delmarva Peninsula . Tidewater region . Portions of Maryland facing the Chesapeake Bay are also given this designation . Virginia ( [ vɚˈdʒɪnjə ] , [ vɚˈdʒɪni.ə ] , officially the Commonwealth of Virginia ) is a state located on the Atlantic Coast of the United States .
Hypothesis: Tidewater region is a geographic area in the US.
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