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Kinderhook

Kinderhook proper noun: a town in Columbia County, New York, United States.

Proper noun

Kinderhook

  1. A town in Columbia County, New York, United States.
  2. Any of various other towns and places named for the original.

Origin of Kinderhook

Coined by Henry Hudson in 1609 from Dutch kinder- (“children”, combining form) + hoek (“hook; corner”), remembering the many native children assembled curiously watching the ship sailing up the Hudson River.

Words formed from Kinderhook

Questions about Kinderhook

What does Kinderhook mean?
Kinderhook means a town in Columbia County, New York, United States.
What part of speech is Kinderhook?
Kinderhook is a proper noun.

Words near Kinderhook in the dictionary

  1. kindergraph
  2. kindergraphs
  3. kindergärten
  4. kindergärtner
  5. kindergärtners
  6. Kinderhook
  7. Kinderhookian
  8. Kinderlou
  9. Kinderman
  10. Kindermans
  11. kinders

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