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Saukiog

Saukiog proper noun: the land around at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers, within present-day Hartford, Connecticut.

Proper noun

Saukiog

  1. (historical) The land around at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers, within present-day Hartford, Connecticut.
  2. (historical) The Wangunk Algonquin tribe living in the area in the 17th century.

Forms of Saukiog

alternative formSickaog
alternative formSuckiaug
alternative formSuckiang

Origin of Saukiog

From Wangunk (Algonquian) meaning "dark land".

Questions about Saukiog

What does Saukiog mean?
Saukiog means the land around at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers, within present-day Hartford, Connecticut.
What part of speech is Saukiog?
Saukiog is a proper noun.

Words near Saukiog in the dictionary

  1. Sauk County
  2. Sauk-Suiattle
  3. Sauk-Suiattles
  4. saukiid
  5. saukiids
  6. Saukiog
  7. Sauks
  8. saul
  9. Saula
  10. saule
  11. saules

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