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Octorara

Octorara proper noun: a stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.

Proper noun

Octorara

  1. A stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.

Forms of Octorara

alternative formOctoraro

Origin of Octorara

From Susquehannock, with recorded meanings of "rushing water" and "sweet water"; compare Tuscarora yohtawakarera 'the sound of rushing water'.

Questions about Octorara

What does Octorara mean?
Octorara means a stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
What part of speech is Octorara?
Octorara is a proper noun.

Words near Octorara in the dictionary

  1. octopyranoses
  2. octoradial
  3. octoradiant
  4. octoradiate
  5. octoradiated
  6. Octorara
  7. Octoraro
  8. octoroon
  9. octoroons
  10. octos
  11. octosaccharide

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