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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A river in Ohio, United States, which flows into Lake Erie.

   "Cuyahoga Cuyahoga's gone"

Example

More examples

"Industrial waste floating on the water literally set Ohio’s Cuyahoga River on fire."

Etymology

Believed to be from an Iroquoian word meaning "crooked river".

Related phrases

Cuyahoga CountyCuyahoga Falls

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