Kalamazoo

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/ˌkæləməˈzuː/

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.

OriginAlgonquian →
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Meanings

Kalamazoo1

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.
  2. A township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, adjacent to the city.

Kalamazoo2

nounKalamazoo (plural Kalamazoos)

plural Kalamazoos

  1. Australiarail transportA pump trolley.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
handcarpump carpump trolley

Origin

Kalamazoo · proper noun

  1. Algonquian
  2. EnglishKalamazoo

Probably of Algonquian origin. See Wikipedia: Etymology of Kalamazoo for more.

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Kalamazoo · noun

After the Kalamazoo Manufacturing Company.

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Translations

Arabic كَالَامَازُو
  • كَالَامَازُو (kālāmāzū)city
Chinese Mandarin 卡拉馬祖 /卡拉马祖
  • 卡拉馬祖 /卡拉马祖 (Kǎlāmǎzǔ)city
Japanese カラマズー
  • カラマズー (Karamazū)city
Korean 캘러머주
  • 캘러머주 (Kaelleomeoju)city
Cite this entry
APA

Kalamazoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalamazoo

MLA

“Kalamazoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalamazoo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kalamazoo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalamazoo.

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