Catskills

Variant of Catskill Mountains

Catskill Mountains definition

Cats·kill· Mountains (kats′kil′)

mountain range of the Appalachian system, in SE N.Y.: resort area: highest peak, c. 4,200 ft (1,280 m)
also Catskills Cats′·kills′

Etymology: Du, cat's stream; reason for name unknown

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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