Mamaroneck

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/məˈmɑɹənɛk/

proper noun

A town located on the Long Island Sound in Westchester County, New York, United States, on land purchased from Native Americans in 1661.

OriginUnami mehëmalunèk ← Munsee maamaalahneek →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town located on the Long Island Sound in Westchester County, New York, United States, on land purchased from Native Americans in 1661.
  2. A village in Westchester County, New York, located partially in this town and in the town of Rye.

Origin

  1. Munseemaamaalahneek“striped stream”
  2. Unamimehëmalunèk“place to dance”
  3. EnglishMamaroneck

From an Algonquian name. Nora Thompson Dean suggested Unami mehëmalunèk (“place to dance”); Whritenour suggested the more plausible Munsee maamaalahneek (“striped stream”), from maamaaleew (“to be striped”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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