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Catskill
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Kats Kill Cat('s) Creek, from nl kat cat + nl -s- linking morpheme + nl kil creek, en kill creek; the broader Catskill region was called nl Landt van Kats Kill Land of Cat Creek, named after the Catskill. The variants en Kaatskill and en Kaaterskill may be later pseudo-Dutchisms. en
Proper noun
Catskill Creek.
en town co/Greene County co/New York c/USA.
en village/county seat co/Greene County s/New York located within the town. TopoZone: Catskill, New York
Adjective
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Of or relating to the Catskill Mountains.
en 2012 Tom Arne Midtrød The Memory of All Ancient Customs 151 Further losses in such raids would spur Catskill people to call for revenge.
en 2019 Abby Chava Stein Becoming Eve Seal Press 116 All three buildings were connected by an indoor bridge so that students never had to go outside, something that was helpful during the harsh Catskill winters.
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Anagrams
en acikllst salt lick saltlick