Raritan

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noun

A member of either of two groups of Lenape people who lived around the lower Raritan River and the Raritan Bay, in what is now northeastern New Jersey, in the 16th century.

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Meanings

nounRaritan (plural Raritans or Raritan)

plural Raritans

  1. historicalA member of either of two groups of Lenape people who lived around the lower Raritan River and the Raritan Bay, in what is now northeastern New Jersey, in the 16th century.
proper noun
  1. A river in New Jersey, United States.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A village and township in Henderson County, Illinois.
    2. A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
    3. A borough in Somerset County, New Jersey.
    4. A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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