Sandusky

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/sænˈdʌski/

proper noun

An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana.

OriginWyandot saundustee →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

Sandusky1

proper noun
  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana.
    2. A city, the county seat of Sanilac County, Michigan.
    3. A city, the county seat of Erie County, Ohio.
    4. Three townships in Ohio, in Crawford County, Richland County and Sandusky County.
    5. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.
    6. An unincorporated community in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
    7. A river in Ohio, the Sandusky River, which flows into Lake Erie.

Sandusky2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

Sandusky · proper noun

  1. Wyandotsaundustee“water”
  2. EnglishSandusky

From Wyandot saundustee (“water”).

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Sandusky · proper noun

  1. PolishSadowski
  2. EnglishSandusky

From Polish Sadowski, modified in the United States under the influence of etymology 1.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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