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Willimantic

/ˌwɪləˈmæntɪk/

Willimantic proper noun: a river in Connecticut, United States.

Proper noun

Willimantic

  1. A river in Connecticut, United States.
    • I give and bequeath all that tracke of land lying to the westard of Appaguage, and Eastward from Willi mantucke River, […]1675 February 27, Joshua Uncas, “Will of Joshua Uncas”, in The New England Historical And Genealogical Register, volume XIII, Boston: Samuel G. Drake, published 1859, page 235
  2. A former borough, former city, now census-designated place in the town of Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, United States, named after the river.
  3. A town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States, named after the former city in Connecticut.

Origin of Willimantic

From Eastern Algonquian, likely Mohegan-Pequot or Narragansett, meaning "land of swift-moving waters", referring to the steep drop of the Willimantic River, or "place near the cedar swamp".

Words that rhyme with Willimantic

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Questions about Willimantic

What does Willimantic mean?
Willimantic means a river in Connecticut, United States.
What part of speech is Willimantic?
Willimantic is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Willimantic?
Willimantic is pronounced /ˌwɪləˈmæntɪk/.

Words near Willimantic in the dictionary

  1. Willig
  2. Willigobung
  3. Willigs
  4. Williman
  5. Willimansett
  6. Willimantic
  7. Williment
  8. Willimon
  9. Willimott
  10. Willina
  11. willing

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