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English
Etymology
Perhaps from Munsee kíhtsiipoong (kíhtsi·po·ng), from kíhtsiipuw (kíhtsi·pəw, “big river”) + -ung (-əng, locative suffix), from kíhch- (“big, very”), from Proto-Algonquian *keʔči-, + síipuw (sí·pəw, “river”), from Proto-Algonquian *si·pi·wi. The river was later renamed after the group's chief, Croton.[1][2]
Proper noun
Kitchawan
- Former name of Croton (river in New York).
- (historical) The group which lived along this river, a subdivision of the Mohican tribe.
Noun
Kitchawan (plural Kitchawan)
- A member of this group.
References
- ^ Native New Yorkers: The Legacy of the Algonquin People of New York
- ^ Robert S. Grumet, Manhattan to Minisink: American Indian Place Names (2013, →ISBN