Pawtucket
Meanings
name
- A large city in Providence County, Rhode Island.
noun
- A member of a confederation of Eastern Algonquian-speaking Native Americans in present-day northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Narragansett pautokot /pɔtəkət/ ("at the river's falls"). Compare the name of the Massachusetts city of "Fall River".
Synonyms
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