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Definition of housatonic

housatonic

/ˌhuːsəˈtɑːnɪk/
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housatonic Lexical Profile

• noun

1

American A major river in the New England region of the United States, flowing south from the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts through Connecticut, and emptying into Long Island Sound.

Example

"We spent the weekend fly fishing and kayaking on the Housatonic River."

• Rhymes for housatonic

• Nearby Words

houndfish
houndshark
hourglass
housatonic
house
house finch
house gecko

Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the Mohican (Algonquian) phrase 'usi-a-di-en-uk', translating roughly to 'beyond the mountain place', referring to the region near the Berkshire Mountains.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

Cite this Entry

Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Housatonic. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/housatonic
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