English Explanatory Dictionary

Akwesasne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Mohawk territory at the triple point of the US state of New York and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, lying astride the international boundary; jurisdictionally split between the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in New York, the Akwesasne 59 in Ontario and the Akwesasne 15 in Quebec.

Pronunciation

ăk'wə-săsʹnā /ˌækwəˈsæsneɪ/

Word forms

Akwesasne

Etymology

From Mohawk Ahkwesáhsne.

Synonyms

Akwesasne Indian Reservation Akwesasne Indian Reserve Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reserve Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation Akwesasne Mohawk Reserve AMIR Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne
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