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Mamaroneck
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English
Etymology
From an en alg - name. Nora Thompson Dean suggested en unm mehëmalunèk place to dance; Whritenour suggested the more plausible en umu maamaalahneek striped stream,Grumet Robert S. Whritenour, Raymond Manhattan to Minisink: American Indian Place Names of Greater New York and Vicinity Norman, OK University of Oklahoma Press 2013 75 978-0-8061-4336-1 from umu maamaaleew to be striped.Bright William Native American Placenames of the United States Norman, OK University of Oklahoma Press 2004 263 978-0-8061-3598-4
Pronunciation
en /məˈmɑɹənɛk/
Proper noun
en proper noun
en town located on the Long Island Sound in co/Westchester County s/New York c/USA, on land purchased from Native Americans in 1661. TopoZone: Mamaroneck
en village co/Westchester County s/New York located partially in this town and in the town:pref/Rye.
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