English Explanatory Dictionary

Tonganoxie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States

Pronunciation

tŏng′-gə-nŏk′-sē /ˌtɒŋ.ɡəˈnɒk.si/ /ˌtɑŋ.ɡəˈnɑk.si/

Word forms

Tonganoxie

Etymology

Borrowed from Unami Tànkinakwsi (given name), from tànkinakwsi anim (“to look short, to seem small”), from tànk- (“short, small”) + -inakwsi (“to look like”).

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