Schaghticoke

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

A Dutch-influenced form of the R-dialect Algonquian Pishgachtigok (gathered waters, confluence).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (town, tribe) /ˈskætɨkoʊk/, (tribe) /ˈskætɨkʊk/
  • Rhymes: -ætɪkəʊk, -ætɪkʊk

Noun

Schaghticoke (plural Schaghticokes or Schaghticoke)

  1. A member of an Eastern Woodlands tribe descended from an association of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, and Podunk peoples, recognized by Connecticut and granted a reservation in 1736, but derecognized by the United States in 2005.

Proper noun

Schaghticoke

  1. The Algonquian lect formerly spoken by this tribe.
  2. A town in Rensselaer County, New York, incorporated in 1788.
  3. A village in the Town of Schaghticoke, originally settled as Harts Falls, incorporated in 1867 and renamed Schaghticoke in 1881.

Derived terms

  • Schaghticoke Hill, East Schaghticoke (nearby communities)