"Teaneck" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtiːnɛk/
Etymology: From Dutch Tiene Neck. From Middle Dutch necke (“neck”) + Munsee terms, possibly meaning "the woods" or "the willows". Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|Tiene Neck}} Dutch Tiene Neck, {{der|en|dum|necke|gloss=neck}} Middle Dutch necke (“neck”), {{uder|en|umu|-}} Munsee Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Teaneck
  1. (historical) A settlement of local Amerindians and the ridge it was situated on. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Teaneck-en-name-QP4YwEGp
  2. A township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Categories (place): Places in New Jersey, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms (township): Township of Teaneck, Teaneck Township
    Sense id: en-Teaneck-en-name-HCvtW-CR Categories (other): Townships, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of 'township': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Englewood (english: municipality), Englewood (english: borough; former township), Ridgefield (english: municipality), Ridgefield (english: borough; former township), Achikinhesacky (alt: a campsite within the multi-camp settlement)
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