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Peekskill

Peekskill proper noun: a city in Westchester County, New York, United States.

Proper noun

Peekskill

  1. A city in Westchester County, New York, United States.

Origin of Peekskill

From Dutch Peeckskil, composed of the name Jan Peeck + -s- (linking morpheme, equivalent to English -s-) + Dutch kil (“creek”) (equivalent to the English borrowing kill).

Questions about Peekskill

What does Peekskill mean?
Peekskill means a city in Westchester County, New York, United States.
What part of speech is Peekskill?
Peekskill is a proper noun.

Words near Peekskill in the dictionary

  1. peekin'
  2. peeking
  3. peekings
  4. peeks
  5. peeksies
  6. Peekskill
  7. peeksy
  8. peekytoe
  9. peekytoes
  10. peel
  11. peel away

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