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Derived by Dutch colonists from the Munsee name for the area, likely mŭnúsunk (“at the island”). Compare Munsee.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A loosely defined geographic region of the Upper Delaware River valley in northwestern New Jersey (Sussex and Warren Counties), northeastern Pennsylvania (Pike and Northampton Counties) and New York (Orange and Sullivan Counties). Full definition →