Saratoga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The name of various towns in the USA:
  2. A city in Santa Clara County, California.
  3. A neighbourhood of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly a town also known as Saratoga Springs.
  4. A town in Saratoga County, New York, adjacent to Saratoga Springs.
  5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Saratoga Township.
  6. A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
noun
  1. A cocktail resembling a Manhattan, with the base split between rye whiskey and cognac or brandy.
noun
  1. Either of two species of osteoglossid fish of the genus Scleropages, native to northeastern Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˌsærəˈtoʊɡə/ /ˌsɛrəˈtoʊɡə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Saratoga.wav

Word forms

Saratoga Saratogas

Etymology

Corruption of a Mohawk word se-rach-ta-gue, sa-ra-ta-ke (“the hillside country of the quiet river”), which the early Dutch settlers interpreted as Sarachtoge. More at Saratoga.

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