Teaneck
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English[edit]
- Left: Teaneck Township in Bergen County
- Right: Bergen County in New Jersey state
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch Tiene Neck. From Middle Dutch necke (“neck”) + Munsee terms, possibly meaning "the woods" or "the willows".
Proper noun[edit]
Teaneck
- (historical) A settlement of local Amerindians and the ridge it was situated on.
- A township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Synonyms[edit]
- (township): Township of Teaneck, Teaneck Township
Hyponyms[edit]
(township):
- Englewood (“borough”) (former township)
- Englewood (“municipality”)
- Ridgefield (“borough”) (former township)
- Ridgefield (“municipality”)
(Native American Indian settlement):
- Achikinhesacky (a campsite within the multi-camp settlement)