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minisink

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
min-isink
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A loosely defined geographic region of the Upper Delaware River valley in northwestern New Jersey (Sussex and Warren Counties), northeastern Pennsylvania (Pike and Northampton Counties) and New York (Orange and Sullivan Counties).

name

A town in Orange County, New York, United States.

Etymology

Derived by Dutch colonists from the Munsee name for the area, likely mŭnúsunk (“at the island”). Compare Munsee.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does minisink mean?
A loosely defined geographic region of the Upper Delaware River valley in northwestern New Jersey (Sussex and Warren Counties), northeastern Pennsylvania (Pike and Northampton Counties) and New York (Orange and Sullivan Counties).
Where does minisink come from?
Derived by Dutch colonists from the Munsee name for the area, likely mŭnúsunk (“at the island”). Compare Munsee.

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