"Taconic" meaning in English

See Taconic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From a Lenape language. Other early spellings include Taughkannuc. Etymology templates: {{der|en|del}} Lenape, {{m|en||Taughkannuc}} Taughkannuc Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Taconic
  1. A mountain range in New England, United States; A low mountain range in eastern New York, western Massachusetts, and southwestern Vermont. Categories (place): Mountains, Places in the United States Synonyms: Taconic Mountains
    Sense id: en-Taconic-en-name-FkB3lyvC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 26 29
  2. A town in New York, United States. Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New York, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Taconic-en-name-HrjILaMv
  3. (geology) The geological process that resulted in the precursor to the modern Taconic mountain range and shaped much of the Appalachian range, or the time period in the early Silurian during which this occurred Categories (topical): Geology Synonyms: Taconic orogeny, Taghkanic Derived forms: Taconic Mountains, Taconic orogeny, taconite
    Sense id: en-Taconic-en-name-Rjg6aNvY Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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