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Wissahickon

Wissahickon proper noun: a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, United States.

Proper noun

Wissahickon

  1. A neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, United States.

Origin of Wissahickon

Borrowed from Unami [Term?], from wisamèkw (“catfish”) + [Term?], referencing the nearby Wissahickon Creek, once plentiful with catfish.

Questions about Wissahickon

What does Wissahickon mean?
Wissahickon means a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, United States.
What part of speech is Wissahickon?
Wissahickon is a proper noun.

Words near Wissahickon in the dictionary

  1. wispishly
  2. wisplike
  3. wisps
  4. wispy
  5. wiss
  6. Wissahickon
  7. Wissant
  8. wisse
  9. wissed
  10. Wissel
  11. Wissels

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