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Mauch Chunk

/ˌmɔːk ˈtʃʌŋk/

Mauch Chunk proper noun: former name of Jim Thorpe: a borough in and county seat of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States; name used until 1954.

Proper noun

Mauch Chunk

  1. Former name of Jim Thorpe: a borough in and county seat of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States; name used until 1954.

Origin of Mauch Chunk

From Unami Mawsch Unk (Bear Place).

Questions about Mauch Chunk

What does Mauch Chunk mean?
Mauch Chunk means former name of Jim Thorpe: a borough in and county seat of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States; name used until 1954.
What part of speech is Mauch Chunk?
Mauch Chunk is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mauch Chunk?
Mauch Chunk is pronounced /ˌmɔːk ˈtʃʌŋk/.

Words near Mauch Chunk in the dictionary

  1. maucaucoes
  2. maucaucos
  3. Mauceri
  4. Mauceris
  5. Mauch
  6. Mauch Chunk
  7. Mauches
  8. Mauchline
  9. Mauck
  10. maud
  11. Maud Island

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