English Explanatory Dictionary

Hackensack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A river in New York and New Jersey, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
  3. A city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, named after Hackensack in New Jersey.

Pronunciation

/ˈhæ.kənˌsæk/ /ˈhæ.kɪnˌsæk/ /ˈhæ.kɨnˌsæk/

Word forms

Hackensack

Etymology

Borrowed from Unami ahkin'kèshaki (“place where the ground is sharp or rough”). Doublet of Achkinckeshacky.

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