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chemung

/ʃəˈmʌŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
chemu-ng
IPA
/ʃəˈmʌŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in New York and Pennsylvania, United States; flowing from the confluence of the Tioga and Cohocton rivers at Painted Post, New York into the Susquehanna at Sayre, Pennsylvania.

name

A town in Chemung County, New York; named for the river.

name

A census-designated place and township in McHenry County, Illinois.

name

An unincorporated community in McNett Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.

Etymology

From a Lenape word meaning “at the horn” or “big horn”.

Phrases

Chemung County

Questions

How do you pronounce chemung?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃəˈmʌŋ/.
What does chemung mean?
A river in New York and Pennsylvania, United States; flowing from the confluence of the Tioga and Cohocton rivers at Painted Post, New York into the Susquehanna at Sayre, Pennsylvania.
Where does chemung come from?
From a Lenape word meaning “at the horn” or “big horn”.

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