English Explanatory Dictionary

Willimantic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A river in Connecticut, United States.
  2. A former borough, former city, now census-designated place in the town of Windham, Connecticut, United States, named after the river.
  3. A town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States, named after the former city in Connecticut.

Pronunciation

/ˌwɪləˈmæntɪk/ wĭləmăntĭk

Word forms

Willimantic

Etymology

From Eastern Algonquian, likely Mohegan-Pequot or Narragansett, meaning "land of swift-moving waters", referring to the steep drop of the Willimantic River, or "place near the cedar swamp".

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