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Katahdin

/kəˈtɑdɪn/

Katahdin is the ellipsis of Mount Katahdin.

Meaning of Mount Katahdin

Proper noun

Mount Katahdin

  1. The highest mountain in Maine.

Noun

Katahdin (plural Katahdins)

  1. A sheep of a particular breed developed in Maine.

Forms of Katahdin

pluralKatahdins

Origin of Katahdin

From Abenaki Ktaden, Ktaaden (“great mountain”), from kta-, gita- (“great”) (compare Penobscot kta- (“great”)) + aden (“mountain”) (whence also monadnock). Cognate to Penobscot Ktàtən.

Phrases with Katahdin

Questions about Katahdin

What does Katahdin mean?
Katahdin means a sheep of a particular breed developed in Maine.
What is Katahdin the ellipsis of?
Katahdin is the ellipsis of Mount Katahdin.
What part of speech is Katahdin?
Katahdin is a noun.
How do you pronounce Katahdin?
Katahdin is pronounced /kəˈtɑdɪn/.
What is the plural of Katahdin?
The plural of Katahdin is Katahdins.

Words near Katahdin in the dictionary

  1. katagenesis
  2. katagenetic
  3. Katagiri
  4. katah
  5. katahar
  6. Katahdin
  7. Katahdins
  8. katahs
  9. kataifi
  10. katajjaq
  11. katakana

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Katahdin (page history and authors); Mount Katahdin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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