English Explanatory Dictionary

Lackawanna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. the Lackawanna River in Pennsylvania, USA, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
  2. A city in Erie County, New York, United States, named after the Lackawanna Steel Company.
  3. a short name for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which was merged into the Erie Lackawanna Railroad in 1960.

Pronunciation

/ˌlækəˈwɑnə/

Word forms

Lackawanna

Etymology

From Lenape Lechauwa-hannek : "the river that forks".

Derived words

Lackawanna County
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