Etymology

Schenectady

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Today it means: A city, the county seat of Schenectady County, New York, United States. Full definition →

Mohawk skahnéhtati
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The story

  1. Mohawk · borrowed fromskahnéhtati“beyond the pines”
  2. English todaySchenectady

From Mohawk skahnéhtati (“beyond the pines”).

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