"Piscataway" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /pɪsˈkætəweɪ/
Etymology: By naturalization into English from the Piscataway language. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Piscataway
  1. The extinct Algonquian language of these people.
    Sense id: en-Piscataway-en-name-g8nFCOc8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 39 41 Disambiguation of Languages: 37 37 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /pɪsˈkætəweɪ/
Etymology: From the name of the Piscataqua River in New Hampshire, whence came some founders of the New Jersey settlement. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Piscataway
  1. A township in New Jersey, United States; it is a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. Categories (place): Places in New Jersey, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Piscataway-en-name-Twni829p Categories (other): Townships, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 39 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 47 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 46 46 Disambiguation of Languages: 37 37 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /pɪsˈkætəweɪ/ Forms: Piscatawa [alternative], Piscatawas [alternative], Piscataways [alternative]
Etymology: By naturalization into English from the Piscataway language. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Piscataway pl (plural only)
  1. A certain tribe of Native Americans inhabiting what is now Maryland. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Piscataway-en-noun-H-FaMy5m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 39 41 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 47 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 46 46 Disambiguation of Languages: 37 37 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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