"Hackensack" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhæ.kənˌsæk/ [US], /ˈhæ.kɪnˌsæk/ (note: US, weak vowel merger), /ˈhæ.kɨnˌsæk/ (note: US, weak vowel merger)
Etymology: Borrowed from Unami ahkin'kèshaki (“place where the ground is sharp or rough”). Doublet of Achkinckeshacky. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|unm|ahkin'kèshaki|t=place where the ground is sharp or rough}} Unami ahkin'kèshaki (“place where the ground is sharp or rough”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hackensack
  1. A river in New York and New Jersey, United States. Categories (place): Places in New Jersey, USA, Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in New Jersey, USA, Rivers in New York, USA, Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Hackensack-en-name-yCqSfVeB
  2. A city, the county seat of Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Categories (place): Cities in New Jersey, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in New Jersey, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Hackensack-en-name-odS6lUoL Categories (other): County seats of New Jersey, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 69 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 69 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 71 19
  3. A city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, named after Hackensack in New Jersey. Categories (place): Cities in Minnesota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Hackensack-en-name-u-GmkSe~
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