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Ossining

UK/ˈɒsɪnɪŋ/US/ˈɑsɪnɪŋ/

Ossining proper noun: a town in Westchester County, New York.

Proper noun

Ossining

  1. A town in Westchester County, New York.
  2. A village, within this town; the site of Sing Sing prison.

Origin of Ossining

From earlier Ossingsing, named for the nearby Sing Sing Kill, borrowed from Dutch Sintsing, Sintsinck, from Munsee *ăsúnchung (*ăsə́nčəng), *ăshúnshung (*ăšə́nšəng, “at the small stone”), ăsún (ăsə́n, “stone”) + -ush (-əš, diminutive suffix) + -ung (-əng, locative suffix), from Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenya. The prison located on the site retains the older form of the name, Sing Sing.

Questions about Ossining

What does Ossining mean?
Ossining means a town in Westchester County, New York.
What part of speech is Ossining?
Ossining is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ossining?
Ossining is pronounced /ˈɑsɪnɪŋ/ (US).

Words near Ossining in the dictionary

  1. ossifrages
  2. ossifragous
  3. ossify
  4. ossifying
  5. ossilegium
  6. Ossining
  7. Ossipee
  8. ossiphagous
  9. ossiphagy
  10. ossivorous
  11. Ossman

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