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English
Etymology
See rockaway.
Proper noun
Rockaway
- A sandy peninsula in Queens County, New York, extending west from Nassau County, dividing Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
- A township in New Jersey.
Noun
Rockaway (plural Rockaways)
- (historical) A Native American inhabiting this region.
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