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Mamaroneck

/məˈmɑɹənɛk/

Mamaroneck proper noun: a town located on the Long Island Sound in Westchester County, New York, United States, on land purchased from Native Americans in 1661.

Proper noun

Mamaroneck

  1. A town located on the Long Island Sound in Westchester County, New York, United States, on land purchased from Native Americans in 1661.
  2. A village in Westchester County, New York, located partially in this town and in the town of Rye.

Origin of Mamaroneck

From an Algonquian name. Nora Thompson Dean suggested Unami mehëmalunèk (“place to dance”); Whritenour suggested the more plausible Munsee maamaalahneek (“striped stream”), from maamaaleew (“to be striped”).

Questions about Mamaroneck

What does Mamaroneck mean?
Mamaroneck means a town located on the Long Island Sound in Westchester County, New York, United States, on land purchased from Native Americans in 1661.
What part of speech is Mamaroneck?
Mamaroneck is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mamaroneck?
Mamaroneck is pronounced /məˈmɑɹənɛk/.

Words near Mamaroneck in the dictionary

  1. Mamanuas
  2. mamarazzi
  3. Mamaril
  4. Mamarils
  5. Mamarlao
  6. Mamaroneck
  7. mamas
  8. mamasan
  9. mamasans
  10. mamash
  11. mamastrovirus

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