Meanings
- One of 62 counties in New York, United States. County seat: Poughkeepsie.
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The number of Lyme disease cases reported in Dutchess County last year jumped by 50 percent compared to the year before, reaching the third-highest total on record in the state. […] In the last decade, the number of cases reported in Dutchess has largely fallen from a high in 2008 of 1,141 to a low of 386 in 2016.
2018 August 23, “Lyme diseases cases spiked by 50 percent in Dutchess in 2017”, in Poughkeepsie Journal, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2021
Origin
Named after the Duchess of York; dutchess is an archaic spelling of duchess.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Dutchess County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutchess%20County
“Dutchess County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutchess%20County. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dutchess County,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutchess%20County.
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