Monongalia County
English
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Etymology
editNamed after the Monongahela River, with a variation in spelling. Ultimately derived from Unami mënaonkihëla (“where the banks cave in”).[1]
Proper noun
edit- One of 55 counties in West Virginia, United States. County seat: Morgantown.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “Mënaonkihëla”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project