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Saratoga

sa·ra·toga

UK/ˌsɛrəˈtoʊɡə/ US/ˌsærəˈtoʊɡə/ uncommon

noun

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a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated

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Corruption of a Mohawk word se-rach-ta-gue, sa-ra-ta-ke (“the hillside country of the quiet river”), which the early Dutch settlers interpreted as Sarachtoge. More at Saratoga.

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