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Lenapehoking

US/lɛˌnɑ.peɪˈhoʊ.kiŋ/

Lenapehoking proper noun: the traditional region of the Lenape people, mostly in modern-day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, in the United States.

lenapehoking: the traditional region of the Lenape people, mostly in modern-day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New...
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Proper noun

Lenapehoking

  1. The traditional region of the Lenape people, mostly in modern-day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, in the United States.

Origin of Lenapehoking

Borrowed from Unami Lënapehòkink (literally “in the Lenape land”), from Lënape (“Lenape”) + hàki (“land”) + -ink (locative suffix).

Questions about Lenapehoking

What does Lenapehoking mean?
Lenapehoking means the traditional region of the Lenape people, mostly in modern-day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, in the United States.
What part of speech is Lenapehoking?
Lenapehoking is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lenapehoking?
Lenapehoking is pronounced /lɛˌnɑ.peɪˈhoʊ.kiŋ/ (US).

Words near Lenapehoking in the dictionary

  1. Lenaia
  2. lenaite
  3. lenalidomide
  4. lenampicillin
  5. Lenape
  6. Lenapehoking
  7. lenapenem
  8. Lenapes
  9. Lenard
  10. Lenard effect
  11. Lenard effects

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