Lackawanna

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Lackawanna

/ˌlækəˈwɑnə/ US

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From Lenape Lechauwa-hannek : "the river that forks".

proper noun

the Lackawanna River in Pennsylvania, USA, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
A city in Erie County, New York, United States, named after the Lackawanna Steel Company.
a short name for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which was merged into the Erie Lackawanna Railroad in 1960. A pioneer 4-8-4 operator, Lackawanna introduced a 77-inch-drivered Pocono (as DL&W dubbed it) in 1927 for passenger service, was soon buying a 70-inch version for Hoboken-Buffalo freight runs, finally achieved a 74-inch dual-purpose machine.

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@misc{lackawanna_2026,
  title = {Lackawanna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lackawanna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}