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Susquehanna definition

Sus·que·hanna (sus′kwi han′ə)

river flowing from central N.Y. through Pa. & Md. into Chesapeake Bay: 444 mi (715 km)

Etymology: < earlier Sasquesahanough, name of an Iroquoian tribe in an unidentified Eastern Algonquian language < name of the river: meaning of name unknown

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