Meanings
- A Mohawk territory at the triple point of the US state of New York and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, lying astride the international boundary; jurisdictionally split between the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in New York, the Akwesasne 59 in Ontario and the Akwesasne 15 in Quebec.
Synonyms: Akwesasne Indian Reservation, Akwesasne Indian Reserve, Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation, Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reserve, Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation, Akwesasne Mohawk Reserve, AMIR, Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA Mohawk territory at the triple point of the US state of New York and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, lying astride the international boundary; jurisdictionally split between the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in New York, the Akwesasne 59 in Ontario and the Akwesasne 15 in Quebec.
Origin
- MohawkAhkwesáhsne
- EnglishAkwesasne
From Mohawk Ahkwesáhsne.
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Akwesasne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Akwesasne
“Akwesasne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Akwesasne. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Akwesasne,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Akwesasne.
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