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Hackensack

/ˈhæ.kɪnˌsæk/US/ˈhæ.kənˌsæk/

Hackensack proper noun: a river in New York and New Jersey, United States.

Proper noun

Hackensack

  1. A river in New York and New Jersey, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
    • Driving like a fool out to Hackensack / Drinking his dinner from a paper sack1975, Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, “Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More”, performed by Steely Dan
    • Who needs a house out in Hackensack1977, “Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)”, in The Stranger, performed by Billy Joel
  3. A city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, named after Hackensack in New Jersey.

Origin of Hackensack

Borrowed from Unami ahkin'kèshaki (“place where the ground is sharp or rough”). Doublet of Achkinckeshacky.

Questions about Hackensack

What does Hackensack mean?
Hackensack means a river in New York and New Jersey, United States.
What part of speech is Hackensack?
Hackensack is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hackensack?
Hackensack is pronounced /ˈhæ.kənˌsæk/ (US).

Words near Hackensack in the dictionary

  1. Hackel
  2. Hackenberg
  3. Hackenbergs
  4. Hackenbush
  5. hackeneyed
  6. Hackensack
  7. Hackenthorpe
  8. hacker
  9. hackerazzi
  10. hackerdom
  11. hackered

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