"Croton" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: The river takes its name from the (Mohegan-Pequot) name of the chief of the group which lived along it. (It was formerly named after the group itself, the Kitchawan subdivision of the Mohegan.) The river feeds the Croton Reservoir in Croton-on-Hudson, which feeds the Croton Aqueduct, which supplies water to New York City, hence the metonymic sense. Early spellings of the name include Scroton. Etymology templates: {{der|en|xpq|-}} Mohegan-Pequot Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Croton
  1. A river in southern New York. Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in New York, USA, Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Croton-en-name-scBK1oVE Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 35 34 21
  2. Short for Croton-on-Hudson, a village in southern New York located along the Croton and Hudson rivers. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Croton-on-Hudson (extra: a village in southern New York located along the Croton and Hudson rivers) Derived forms: Croton bug (alt: cockroach)
    Sense id: en-Croton-en-name-2Pqbt74A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 34 33 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 35 34 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 31 36 25
  3. (dated) The water supply of New York City. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-Croton-en-name-QQIZoDd6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 34 33 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 35 34 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 31 36 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Croton Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Croton}} Borrowed from Latin Croton Head templates: {{en-prop}} Croton
  1. (classical history) Crotone
    Sense id: en-Croton-en-name-74FMmLnV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 34 33 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 35 34 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 31 36 25
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Etymology number: 2
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