Tonganoxie

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UK/ˌtɒŋ.ɡəˈnɒk.si/US/ˌtɑŋ.ɡəˈnɑk.si/

proper noun

A city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States

OriginUnami Tànkinakwsi →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States

Origin

  1. UnamiTànkinakwsi
  2. EnglishTonganoxie

Borrowed from Unami Tànkinakwsi (given name), from tànkinakwsi anim (“to look short, to seem small”), from tànk- (“short, small”) + -inakwsi (“to look like”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Tonganoxie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tonganoxie

MLA

“Tonganoxie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tonganoxie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tonganoxie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tonganoxie.

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