Shenandoah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A neighbourhood of Miami, Florida, United States.
  2. A city in Fremont County and Page County, Iowa, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  4. A community in East Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, United States.
  5. A borough of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  6. A city in Montgomery County, Texas, United States.
  7. A subdivision and neighbourhood of Houston, Texas.
  8. A town in Page County, Virginia, United States.
  9. The Shenandoah River: A tributary of the Potomac River in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
  10. The Shenandoah Valley in which the river runs.

Pronunciation

/ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊ.ə/ /ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊ/

Word forms

Shenandoah

Etymology

From Skenandoa, a 19th-century Oneida chief, from Oneida oskanu꞉tú (“deer”) or kanʌʼtú꞉saʼ (“hemlock”).

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