Meanings
- historicalA settlement of local Amerindians and the ridge it was situated on.
- A township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
Josiane Hayat, a daughter of Rosette Hayat of Rego Park, Queens, and the late David Edouard Hayat of Alexandria, Egypt, was married yesterday to Dr. Peter Michael Gottesfeld, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gottesfeld of Teaneck, N.J., and Stockbridge, Mass.
1985 September 2, “Josiane Hayat Is Bride of Dr. Peter Gottesfeld”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015Synonyms: Township of Teaneck, Teaneck Township
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
Origin
- Middle Dutchnecke“neck”
- DutchTiene Neck
- EnglishTeaneck
From Dutch Tiene Neck. From Middle Dutch necke (“neck”) + Munsee terms, possibly meaning "the woods" or "the willows".
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