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name
Ellipsis of Mount Katahdin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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noun
A sheep of a particular breed developed in Maine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Abenaki Ktaden, Ktaaden (“great mountain”), from kta-, gita- (“great”) (compare Penobscot kta- (“great”)) + aden (“mountain”) (whence also monadnock). Cognate to Penobscot Ktàtən.
