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Fishkill
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fishkill fish kill
English
Etymology
en :bor nl:Viskil<ety:af<nl:vis><nl:kil<id:kill>>> 0
From en nl Viskil, composed of nl vis fish + nl kil creek, modified or calqued based on the English cognates en fish and (Dutch-origin) en kill creek.
Proper noun
en town/and/village therein, in co/Dutchess County s/New York c/USA.
Derived terms
en East Fishkill
References
TopoZone: Fishkill
en terms calqued from Dutch