English Explanatory Dictionary

Octorara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.

Word forms

Octorara Octoraro

Etymology

From Susquehannock, with recorded meanings of "rushing water" and "sweet water"; compare Tuscarora yohtawakarera 'the sound of rushing water'.

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