Meanings
- A major river in the northeastern United States, flowing from the state of New York, through Pennsylvania and Maryland to Chesapeake Bay.
Coleridge, too, had left Cambridge and was at Bristol, drawn thither by his newly formed friendship with Southey, lecturing, writing, dreaming of his ideal Pantisocracy on the banks of the Susquehannah and love-making.
1883, Anne Gilchrist, Mary Lamb - Synonym of Susquehanna Depot, Pennsylvania.
Synonyms: Susquehanna Depot, Pennsylvania
- Five townships in the United States, four in Pennsylvania and one in South Dakota, listed under Susquehanna Township.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Susquehanna Depot, Pennsylvania.
Origin
- Lenape
- EnglishSusquehanna
From Lenape Sisa'we'hak'hanna (literally “Oyster River”). Oyster beds were widespread in the bay near the mouth of the river.
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Susquehanna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Susquehanna
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