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Esopus

Esopus noun: a tribe of Lenape (Delaware) Native Americans who were native to the Catskill Mountains of what is now the Hudson Valley.

esopus: a tribe of Lenape (Delaware) Native Americans who were native to the Catskill Mountains of what is...
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Noun

Esopus pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) A tribe of Lenape (Delaware) Native Americans who were native to the Catskill Mountains of what is now the Hudson Valley.

Proper noun

Esopus

  1. A town and hamlet therein, in Ulster County, New York, United States.

Phrases with Esopus

Questions about Esopus

What does Esopus mean?
Esopus means a tribe of Lenape (Delaware) Native Americans who were native to the Catskill Mountains of what is now the Hudson Valley.
What part of speech is Esopus?
Esopus can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Esopus in the dictionary

  1. esophoric
  2. esophorics
  3. Esopian
  4. Esopic
  5. ESOPs
  6. Esopus
  7. Esopus Spitzenburg
  8. Esopus Spitzenburgs
  9. esorediate
  10. esorediose
  11. ESOs

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