Meanings
- A small creek in northern Philadelphia, in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It feeds into Frankford Creek.
Synonyms: Tacony Creek
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA small creek in northern Philadelphia, in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It feeds into Frankford Creek.
Origin
- Unamitèkhane
- EnglishTacony
Borrowed from Unami tèkhane (literally “cold river”).
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Tacony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tacony
“Tacony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tacony. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tacony,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tacony.
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