Pawtucket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large city in Providence County, Rhode Island.
noun
  1. A member of a confederation of Eastern Algonquian-speaking Native Americans in present-day northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire.

Pronunciation

/ˈpəˈtʌkɪt/ en-us-ri-pawtucket.ogg

Word forms

Pawtucket Pawtuckets

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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