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Kahnawake

/ˌɡɑːnəˈwɑːɡeɪ/

Kahnawake proper noun: a large Mohawk community on the South Shore region of Montreal.

Proper noun

Kahnawake

  1. a large Mohawk community on the South Shore region of Montreal

Forms of Kahnawake

alternative formCaughnawaga

Origin of Kahnawake

From Mohawk Kahnawà꞉ke.

Questions about Kahnawake

What does Kahnawake mean?
Kahnawake means a large Mohawk community on the South Shore region of Montreal.
What part of speech is Kahnawake?
Kahnawake is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kahnawake?
Kahnawake is pronounced /ˌɡɑːnəˈwɑːɡeɪ/.

Words near Kahnawake in the dictionary

  1. Kahlúa
  2. Kahlúas
  3. kahm
  4. kahms
  5. Kahn
  6. Kahnawake
  7. Kahnian
  8. Kahnpur
  9. Kahnwald
  10. Kahoka
  11. Kahoolawe

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