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Kalamazoo

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌkæləməˈzuː/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AE2 L AH0 M AH0 Z UW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A city, the county seat of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, adjacent to the city.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A pump trolley.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a town in southwest Michigan

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: town

History

Etymology

See Wikipedia: Etymology of Kalamazoo

After the Kalamazoo Manufacturing Company.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَالَامَازُو (kālāmāzū) — city
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡拉馬祖 /卡拉马祖 (Kǎlāmǎzǔ) — city
  • Japanese: カラマズー (Karamazū) — city
  • Korean: 캘러머주 (Kaelleomeoju) — city
  • Macedonian: Каламазу́ (Kalamazú) — city
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