Lenapehoking

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US/lɛˌnɑ.peɪˈhoʊ.kiŋ/

proper noun

The traditional region of the Lenape people, mostly in modern-day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, in the United States.

OriginUnami Lënapehòkink →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historyThe traditional region of the Lenape people, mostly in modern-day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, in the United States.

Origin

  1. UnamiLënapehòkink
  2. EnglishLenapehoking

Borrowed from Unami Lënapehòkink (literally “in the Lenape land”), from Lënape (“Lenape”) + hàki (“land”) + -ink (locative suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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