Susquehanna
//ˌsʌskwəˈhænə// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A major river in the northeastern United States, flowing from the state of New York, through Pennsylvania and Maryland to Chesapeake Bay.
"Coleridge, too, had left Cambridge and was at Bristol, drawn thither by his newly formed friendship with Southey, lecturing, writing, dreaming of his ideal Pantisocracy on the banks of the Susquehannah and love-making."
- 2 Synonym of Susquehanna Depot, Pennsylvania.
- 3 Five townships in the United States, four in Pennsylvania and one in South Dakota, listed under Susquehanna Township.
Example
More examples"The Susquehanna River cuts through the folds of the Valley-and-Ridge province of the Appalachian Mountains."
Etymology
From Lenape Sisa'we'hak'hanna (literally “Oyster River”). Oyster beds were widespread in the bay near the mouth of the river.
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