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Dutchess County

Dutchess County proper noun: one of 62 counties in New York, United States. County seat: Poughkeepsie.

Proper noun

Dutchess County

  1. One of 62 counties in New York, United States. County seat: Poughkeepsie.
    • The number of Lyme disease cases reported in Dutchess County last year jumped by 50 percent compared to the year before, reaching the third-highest total on record in the state. […] In the last decade, the number of cases reported in Dutchess has largely fallen from a high in 2008 of 1,141 to a low...2018 August 23, “Lyme diseases cases spiked by 50 percent in Dutchess in 2017”, in Poughkeepsie Journal, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2021

Origin of Dutchess County

Named after the Duchess of York; dutchess is an archaic spelling of duchess.

Questions about Dutchess County

What does Dutchess County mean?
Dutchess County means one of 62 counties in New York, United States. County seat: Poughkeepsie.
What part of speech is Dutchess County?
Dutchess County is a proper noun.

Words near Dutchess County in the dictionary

  1. Dutcher bodies
  2. Dutcher body
  3. Dutchers
  4. dutches
  5. dutchess
  6. Dutchess County
  7. dutchesses
  8. Dutchest
  9. dutchie
  10. dutchier
  11. dutchies

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