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Woony

Woony proper noun: nickname for the Woonasquatucket River.

Proper noun

the Woony

  1. (endearing, regional) Nickname for the Woonasquatucket River.
    • The Woony was once a force powering mills and their machines, then a dirty twisting flow of dioxins, metals and sewage, now a shining example of what man can do to undo what man has done.2016 September 23, Todd Corayer, “It all starts here, on the banks of a river”, in Fish Wrap Writer

Origin of Woony

Clipping of Woonasquatucket + -y. The original name is from Eastern Algonquian, literally meaning "where the salt water ends".

Questions about Woony

What does Woony mean?
Woony means nickname for the Woonasquatucket River.
What part of speech is Woony?
Woony is a proper noun.

Words near Woony in the dictionary

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

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