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Punxsutawney

/ˌpʌŋksəˈtɔːni/

Punxsutawney proper noun: a borough southern Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States, known for its annual Groundhog Day celebration.

Proper noun

Punxsutawney

  1. A borough southern Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States, known for its annual Groundhog Day celebration.
    • Many sources claim that the original Groundhog Day took place in 1887, when residents of Punxsutawney set out to Gobbler’s Knob, known as Phil’s “official” home, but the first piece of evidence Yoder found of townspeople trusting a groundhog for the weather, a diary entry, was dated 1840.2023 February 1, Scottie Andrew, “The bizarre history of Groundhog Day”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2024

Origin of Punxsutawney

Borrowed from Unami Punkwsutènay (literally “mosquito town”).

Questions about Punxsutawney

What does Punxsutawney mean?
Punxsutawney means a borough southern Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States, known for its annual Groundhog Day celebration.
What part of speech is Punxsutawney?
Punxsutawney is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Punxsutawney?
Punxsutawney is pronounced /ˌpʌŋksəˈtɔːni/.

Words near Punxsutawney in the dictionary

  1. puntsman
  2. puntsmen
  3. punty
  4. Punu
  5. punx
  6. Punxsutawney
  7. puny
  8. Punycode
  9. punyish
  10. punyism
  11. punyness

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