Kinderhook

K5I1N1D2E1R1H4O1O1K5

proper noun

A town in Columbia County, New York, United States.

OriginDutch kinder- →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Columbia County, New York, United States.
  2. Any of various other towns and places named for the original.

Origin

  1. Dutchkinder-“children”
  2. EnglishKinderhook

Coined by Henry Hudson in 1609 from Dutch kinder- (“children”, combining form) + hoek (“hook; corner”), remembering the many native children assembled curiously watching the ship sailing up the Hudson River.

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APA

Kinderhook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinderhook

MLA

“Kinderhook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinderhook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kinderhook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinderhook.

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