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Schuylkill

/ˈskuːɡl̩/

Schuylkill proper noun: a river in Pennsylvania, United States, which flows into the Delaware River at Philadelphia.

Proper noun

Schuylkill

  1. A river in Pennsylvania, United States, which flows into the Delaware River at Philadelphia.

Origin of Schuylkill

From Dutch [Term?]. The second element is kill (“creek”).

Words formed from Schuylkill

Questions about Schuylkill

What does Schuylkill mean?
Schuylkill means a river in Pennsylvania, United States, which flows into the Delaware River at Philadelphia.
What part of speech is Schuylkill?
Schuylkill is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Schuylkill?
Schuylkill is pronounced /ˈskuːɡl̩/.

Words near Schuylkill in the dictionary

  1. Schuurman
  2. Schuyler
  3. Schuyler County
  4. Schuyler Falls
  5. Schuylerville
  6. Schuylkill
  7. Schuylkill County
  8. schuyt
  9. schuyts
  10. schvartze
  11. schvartzes

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