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Passaic County

Passaic County proper noun: one of 21 counties in New Jersey, United States. County seat: Paterson.

Proper noun

Passaic County

  1. One of 21 counties in New Jersey, United States. County seat: Paterson.

Origin of Passaic County

From a Lenape word, pasaeck meaning "valley".

Questions about Passaic County

What does Passaic County mean?
Passaic County means one of 21 counties in New Jersey, United States. County seat: Paterson.
What part of speech is Passaic County?
Passaic County is a proper noun.

Words near Passaic County in the dictionary

  1. passaggio
  2. Passagian
  3. Passagians
  4. passaging
  5. Passaic
  6. Passaic County
  7. Passalacqua
  8. Passalacquas
  9. passalid
  10. passalids
  11. passaloid

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