Genesee

(jen′ə sē)

river flowing from N Pa. across W N.Y. into Lake Ontario: c. 150 mi (241 km)

Origin: < Iroquoian (Seneca); ? “beautiful valley”

See Genesee in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A river rising in northern Pennsylvania and flowing about 241 km (150 mi) generally northward across western New York to Lake Ontario.
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