Etymology

Octorara

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Today it means: A stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. Full definition →

Tuscarora yohtawakarera
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  1. Tuscarora · derived fromyohtawakarera
  2. English todayOctorara

From Susquehannock, with recorded meanings of "rushing water" and "sweet water"; compare Tuscarora yohtawakarera 'the sound of rushing water'.

Words from the same roots

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Octoraro

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