Lackawanna

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US/ˌlækəˈwɑnə/

proper noun

the Lackawanna River in Pennsylvania, USA, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. the Lackawanna River in Pennsylvania, USA, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
  2. A city in Erie County, New York, United States, named after the Lackawanna Steel Company.
  3. rail transporta short name for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which was merged into the Erie Lackawanna Railroad in 1960.

    A pioneer 4-8-4 operator, Lackawanna introduced a 77-inch-drivered Pocono (as DL&W dubbed it) in 1927 for passenger service, was soon buying a 70-inch version for Hoboken-Buffalo freight runs, finally achieved a 74-inch dual-purpose machine.

    1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 24

Origin

  1. Lenape
  2. EnglishLackawanna

From Lenape Lechauwa-hannek : "the river that forks".

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APA

Lackawanna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lackawanna

MLA

“Lackawanna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lackawanna. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lackawanna,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lackawanna.

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