Lenapehoking

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Unami Lënapehòkink (literally “in the Lenape land”), from Lënape (“Lenape”) +‎ hàki (“land”) +‎ -ink (locative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: lĕ-nä′-pā-hō′-kēng
  • (US) IPA(key): /lɛˌnɑ.peɪˈhoʊ.kiŋ/

Proper noun

Lenapehoking

  1. (chiefly history) The traditional region of the Lenape people, mostly in modern-day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, in the United States.

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