Poughkeepsie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the county seat of Dutchess County, New York, United States.

Pronunciation

/pəˈkɪpsi/

Word forms

Poughkeepsie

Etymology

From a word in Wappinger Munsee, roughly U-puku-ipi-sing (“the reed-covered lodge by the little-water place”).

Derived words

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