Washtenaw County

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • One of 83 counties in Michigan (state), USA (country) .

Origin

  • From an Ojibwe word, O-wash-ta-nong, meaning "faraway waters", referring to the Grand River, which was in the county before boundary changes.

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