Teaneck

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  • Left: Teaneck Township in Bergen County
  • Right: Bergen County in New Jersey state

Etymology

From Dutch Tiene Neck. From Middle Dutch necke (neck) + Munsee terms, possibly meaning "the woods" or "the willows".

Proper noun

Teaneck

  1. (historical) A settlement of local Amerindians and the ridge it was situated on.
  2. A township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States

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