Kitchawan

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proper noun

Former name of Croton (river in New York).

OriginMunsee kíhtsiipoong ← Proto-Algonquian *keʔči- →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Kitchawonk · alternative Kitchewan · alternative Kitchewank · alternative Kitchawong · alternative Kitchewan · alternative Kitchawong · alternative Kightawanck

  1. Former name of Croton (river in New York).
  2. historicalThe group which lived along this river, a subdivision of the Mohican tribe.
nounKitchawan (plural Kitchawan)

alternative Kitchawonk · alternative Kitchewan · alternative Kitchewank · alternative Kitchawong · alternative Kitchewan · alternative Kitchawong · alternative Kightawanck

  1. A member of this group.

Origin

  1. Proto-Algonquian*si·pi·wi
  2. Proto-Algonquian*keʔči-
  3. Munseekíhtsiipoong
  4. EnglishKitchawan

Perhaps from Munsee kíhtsiipoong (kíhtsi·po·ng), from kíhtsiipuw (kíhtsi·pəw, “big river”) + -ung (-əng, locative suffix), from kíhch- (“big, very”), from Proto-Algonquian *keʔči-, + síipuw (sí·pəw, “river”), from Proto-Algonquian *si·pi·wi. The river was later renamed after the group's chief, Croton.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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