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Meaning 1
A large city in Providence County, Rhode Island.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: the Bucket
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Pawtucket
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpəˈtʌkɪt/
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Rhode Island Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: P AO2 T AH1 K IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A member of a confederation of Eastern Algonquian-speaking Native Americans in present-day northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Narragansett pautokot /pɔtəkət/ ("at the river's falls"). Compare the name of the Massachusetts city of "Fall River".
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