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Kinderhook
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English
Etymology
en Henry Hudson 1609 from en nl kind kinder- children combining form + nl hoek hook; corner, remembering the many native children assembled curiously watching the ship sailing up the Hudson River.
Proper noun
en town co/Columbia County s/New York c/US.
Any of various other towns and places named for the original.
Derived terms
en Kinderhookian
en Old Kinderhook