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pulaski

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

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  • /pʊˈlæski/
  • CMU ARPABET: P Y UW0 L AE1 S K IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Polish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A city, the county seat of Giles County, Tennessee, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

name

Meaning 3

A town, the county seat of Pulaski County, Virginia, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A double-ended fire-fighting tool, usually long-handled, and having an ax-blade on one side and a mattock-blade on the other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Americanised or Anglicised form of Polish Pułaski.

Named from Edward C. Pulaski (1866-1931), the American ranger who designed it.