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Woonsocket

/wʊnˈsɒkɪt/

Woonsocket proper noun: a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.

Proper noun

Woonsocket

  1. A city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.
  2. A small city, the county seat of Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States. Named after Woonsocket, RI.

Origin of Woonsocket

From an Algonquian language.

Questions about Woonsocket

What does Woonsocket mean?
Woonsocket means a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.
What part of speech is Woonsocket?
Woonsocket is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Woonsocket?
Woonsocket is pronounced /wʊnˈsɒkɪt/.

Words near Woonsocket in the dictionary

  1. woonerfs
  2. woonerven
  3. Woongarrah
  4. Woonona
  5. woons
  6. Woonsocket
  7. Woony
  8. wooonderful
  9. wooosh
  10. woop
  11. woop woop

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