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Susquehanna

sus·que·hanna

UK/ˌsʌskwəˈhænə/ US/ˌsuskwɛˈhænʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay

Origin

From Lenape Sisa'we'hak'hanna (literally “Oyster River”). Oyster beds were widespread in the bay near the mouth of the river.

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