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Sche·nec·tady (skə nek′tə dē)
city in E N.Y., on the Mohawk River: pop. 62,000
Etymology: Du Schanhectade < Mohawk skahnéhtati, Albany, lit., on the other side of the pines: the pines were between the communities; the Dutch transferred the name
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