Meanings
- A placename.
- A river in Maine, United States, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
Synonyms: Kennebec River
- A small town, the county seat of Lyman County, South Dakota, United States.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Kennebec County
plural Kennebecs
- A variety of potato originating in Maine.
His success with potatoes one season was occasion for a photograph. Local gardeners speculate he was growing Kennebecs that year, a variety known for large tubers.
2006, Brenda Seekins, https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kCy6E-gfylMC&pg=PT117&lpg=PT117&dq=growing+%22kennebecs%22&source=bl&ots=DPwdKHYlXi&sig=rYYIflPbAo6fDGDXc7jcH2iiZ3U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLzOrHgOjTAhUHDcAKHZd-AsIQ6AEIMDAB#v=onepage&q=growing%20%22kennebecs%22&f=false, Around Great Moose Lake, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, →ISBNSynonyms: Kennebec potato
- A member of the Kennebec people.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA North American indigenous aboriginal ethnicity, an Amerind people
proper nounA river in Maine, United States, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
nounA variety of potato originating in Maine.
Cite this entry
Kennebec. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kennebec
“Kennebec.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kennebec. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kennebec,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kennebec.
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