Minisink

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proper noun

A loosely defined geographic region of the Upper Delaware River valley in northwestern New Jersey (Sussex and Warren Counties), northeastern Pennsylvania (Pike and Northampton Counties) and New York (Orange and Sullivan Counties).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A loosely defined geographic region of the Upper Delaware River valley in northwestern New Jersey (Sussex and Warren Counties), northeastern Pennsylvania (Pike and Northampton Counties) and New York (Orange and Sullivan Counties).
  2. A town in Orange County, New York, United States.

Origin

Derived by Dutch colonists from the Munsee name for the area, likely mŭnúsunk (“at the island”). Compare Munsee.

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APA

Minisink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minisink

MLA

“Minisink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minisink. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Minisink,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minisink.

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