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Schaghticoke

/ˈskætɨkoʊk/

Schaghticoke noun: a member of an Eastern Woodlands tribe descended from an association of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, and Podunk peoples, recognized by Connecticut and granted a reservation in 1736, but derecognized by the United States in 2005.

Noun

Schaghticoke (plural Schaghticokes or Schaghticoke)

  1. A member of an Eastern Woodlands tribe descended from an association of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, and Podunk peoples, recognized by Connecticut and granted a reservation in 1736, but derecognized by the United States in 2005.

Proper noun

Schaghticoke

  1. The Algonquian lect formerly spoken by this tribe.
  2. A town in Rensselaer County, New York, incorporated in 1788.
  3. A village in the Town of Schaghticoke, originally settled as Harts Falls, incorporated in 1867 and renamed Schaghticoke in 1881.

Forms of Schaghticoke

pluralSchaghticokes
pluralSchaghticoke
alternative formScaticook
alternative formScatacook
alternative formPachgatgoch
alternative formPishgachtigok
alternative formScachtacook
alternative formScanticook
alternative formSchaacticook
alternative formPatchgatgoch

Origin of Schaghticoke

A Dutch-influenced form of the R-dialect Algonquian Pishgachtigok (“gathered waters, confluence”).

Words formed from Schaghticoke

  • Schaghticoke Hill
  • East Schaghticoke

Questions about Schaghticoke

What does Schaghticoke mean?
Schaghticoke means a member of an Eastern Woodlands tribe descended from an association of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, and Podunk peoples, recognized by Connecticut and granted a reservation in 1736, but derecognized by the United States in 2005.
What part of speech is Schaghticoke?
Schaghticoke can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Schaghticoke?
Schaghticoke is pronounced /ˈskætɨkoʊk/.
What is the plural of Schaghticoke?
The plural of Schaghticoke is Schaghticokes.

Words near Schaghticoke in the dictionary

  1. schafkopf
  2. schafskopf
  3. schafskopfs
  4. schaftoside
  5. Schagen
  6. Schaghticoke
  7. Schaghticokes
  8. schah
  9. schahs
  10. Schaible
  11. schairerite

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