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Catskill

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Catskill

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Borrowed from Dutch Kats Kill (literally “Cat('s) Creek”), from kat (“cat”) + -s- (linking morpheme) + kil (“creek, kill”); the broader Catskill region was called Landt van Kats Kill (“Land of Cat Creek”), named after the Catskill. The variants Kaatskill and Kaaterskill may be later pseudo-Dutchisms.

proper noun

  1. Catskill Creek.
  2. A town in Greene County, New York, United States.
  3. A village, the county seat of Greene County, New York, located within the town.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or relating to the Catskill Mountains. Further losses in such raids would spur Catskill people to call for revenge.

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"Catskill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/catskill. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Catskill. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/catskill

Chicago

"Catskill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/catskill.

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@misc{catskill_2026,
  title = {Catskill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catskill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}