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Wappingers Falls

Wappingers Falls proper noun: a village in the towns of Poughkeepsie and Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York, United States.

wappingers falls: a village in the towns of Poughkeepsie and Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York, United States
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Proper noun

Wappingers Falls

  1. A village in the towns of Poughkeepsie and Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York, United States.

Origin of Wappingers Falls

Named after a cascade in Wappinger Creek.

Questions about Wappingers Falls

What does Wappingers Falls mean?
Wappingers Falls means a village in the towns of Poughkeepsie and Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York, United States.
What part of speech is Wappingers Falls?
Wappingers Falls is a proper noun.

Words near Wappingers Falls in the dictionary

  1. wapping molls
  2. wapping mort
  3. wapping morts
  4. Wappinger
  5. Wappingers
  6. Wappingers Falls
  7. Wappo
  8. Wappos
  9. wapps
  10. waps
  11. waps.

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