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Rensselaer

/ɹɛnsəˈlɪəɹ/

Rensselaer proper noun: a city, the county seat of Jasper County, Indiana, United States, named after James Van Rensselaer.

Proper noun

Rensselaer

  1. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Indiana, United States, named after James Van Rensselaer.
  2. A village in Ralls County, Missouri, United States, named after the nearby Rensselaer Academy.
  3. A city in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, named after Kiliaen van Rensselaer and family, as was the county.

Words formed from Rensselaer

Questions about Rensselaer

What does Rensselaer mean?
Rensselaer means a city, the county seat of Jasper County, Indiana, United States, named after James Van Rensselaer.
What part of speech is Rensselaer?
Rensselaer is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Rensselaer?
Rensselaer is pronounced /ɹɛnsəˈlɪəɹ/.

Words near Rensselaer in the dictionary

  1. Renshaw
  2. Renshaw cell
  3. Renshaw cells
  4. renshi
  5. rensing
  6. Rensselaer
  7. Rensselaer County
  8. rensselaerite
  9. Renstrom
  10. Renstroms
  11. rent

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