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Schenectady

/skəˈnɛkdədi/

Schenectady proper noun: a city, the county seat of Schenectady County, New York, United States.

Proper noun

Schenectady

  1. A city, the county seat of Schenectady County, New York, United States.

Origin of Schenectady

From Mohawk skahnéhtati (“beyond the pines”).

Words formed from Schenectady

Phrases with Schenectady

Questions about Schenectady

What does Schenectady mean?
Schenectady means a city, the county seat of Schenectady County, New York, United States.
What part of speech is Schenectady?
Schenectady is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Schenectady?
Schenectady is pronounced /skəˈnɛkdədi/.

Words near Schenectady in the dictionary

  1. Schendel
  2. Schendels
  3. schendylid
  4. schene
  5. Schenectadian
  6. Schenectady
  7. Schenectady County
  8. Schenectady putter
  9. Schenectady putters
  10. schenes
  11. Schengen

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