Wissahickon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, United States.

Word forms

Wissahickon

Etymology

Borrowed from Unami [Term?], from wisamèkw (“catfish”) + [Term?], referencing the nearby Wissahickon Creek, once plentiful with catfish.

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