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English
Etymology
From Seneca Gen-nis'-hee-yo (“pleasant valley, beautiful valley”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Genesee
- The name of various places in North America:
- A community in Leduc County, Alberta, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. Former spelling: Geneseo.
- A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Colorado.
- A minor city in Latah County, Idaho.
- A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
- A neighbourhood of Lansing, Michigan.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Genesee County, Michigan.
- A town in Allegany County, New York.
- A township in Potter County, Pennsylvania.
- A neighbourhood in west Seattle, Washington.
- A town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- A river with its headwaters in Pennsylvania, which flows through western New York to Lake Ontario.
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