Poconos

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/ˈpoʊkənoʊz/

proper noun

A mountain range in Pennsylvania.

OriginMunsee pokawachne →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Poconos
  1. A mountain range in Pennsylvania.

    "Long Island's attractions will prosper because many people now won't travel to the Poconos or the Catskills," he said.

    1991 May 5, Stewart Ain, “Bottom Falls Out Of Summer Job Market”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. A region of Pennsylvania.

Origin

  1. Munseepokawachne“creek between two hills”
  2. EnglishPoconos

Said to be from Munsee pokawachne (“creek between two hills”).

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Translations

French les Poconos
  • les PoconosTranslations
Tamil போகொனோ மலைத்தொடர்
  • போகொனோ மலைத்தொடர் (pōkoṉō malaittoṭar)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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