The story
- Lenape · borrowed from
- English todaySusquehanna
From Lenape Sisa'we'hak'hanna (literally “Oyster River”). Oyster beds were widespread in the bay near the mouth of the river.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Susquehanna
Today it means: A major river in the northeastern United States, flowing from the state of New York, through Pennsylvania and Maryland to Chesapeake Bay. Full definition →
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