Shenandoah

English

Etymology

From Skenandoa, a 19th-century Oneida chief, from Oneida oskanu·tú (“deer”) or kanʌʔtú:saʔ (“hemlock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊ.ə/, (in poetry for metrical purposes) /ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊ/

Proper noun

Shenandoah

1. A neighbourhood of Miami, Florida, United States.
2. A city in Fremont County and Page County, Iowa, United States.
3. An unincorporated area and census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States.
4. A community of East Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, United States.
5. A borough of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
6. A city in Montgomery County, Texas, United States.
7. A subdivision and neighbourhood of Houston, Texas.
8. A town in Page County, Virginia, United States.
9. The Shenandoah River: A tributary of the Potomac River in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
   • 1862, John Williamson Palmer, Stonewall Jackson's Way :

     Here Shenandoah brawls along, / And burly Blue-Ridge echoes strong

10. The Shenandoah Valley in which the river runs.

Derived terms

• Shenandoah beard
• Shenandoah County

Anagrams

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