Genesee

English

Etymology

From Seneca Gen-nis'-hee-yo (“pleasant valley, beautiful valley”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒɛnɪˈsiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Proper noun

Genesee

  1. The name of various places in North America.
    1. An unincorporated community in Plumas County, California, United States. Former spelling: Geneseo.
    2. A river with its headwaters in Pennsylvania, which flows through western New York to Lake Ontario.
    3. A town in Allegany County, New York.

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