Teaneck

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

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A settlement of local Amerindians and the ridge it was situated on.
  • township Bergen County (county) New Jersey (state) USA (country)

Related

Similar words

  • Township of Teaneck, Teaneck Township

Narrower meaning words

  • Achikinhesacky

Origin

  • From Dutch Tiene Neck. From Middle Dutch necke + Munsee terms, possibly meaning "the woods" or "the willow".

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