cuyahoga
cuyahoga Lexical Profile
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American A winding river in Northeast Ohio, United States, that flows into Lake Erie; it is historically famous for catching fire in 1969 due to severe industrial pollution, an event that became a major catalyst for the modern American environmental movement and the Clean Water Act.
American A populous county in northeastern Ohio that encompasses the city of Cleveland, named after the river that flows through its territory.
"The local government of Cuyahoga County announced a new public transit initiative to better connect the suburbs to downtown Cleveland."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from an Iroquoian Native American word, frequently translated as 'crooked river' or 'place of the jawbone,' referring to the winding, U-shaped path of the river in northeastern Ohio.
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