Kalamazoo

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A city in southwest Michigan in the United States with a university and old factories

proper noun
/ˌkæl.ə.məˈzuː/

: Kalamazoo

The glow in the sky could be seen from as far away as Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo Promise
Kalamazoo College

They came out in their wagons from Kalamazoo with their bag of ideas on their back.

Examples

Sharing genealogy resources and local history tidbits for Kalamazoo, Michigan, and the surrounding area.

Blog text (6)
Delores R. Gauthier is an associate professor of music education at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.

Academic text (2005)
Who wants to take a trip to kalamazoo?

Corrina, Corrina (1994)
I wanted you to be in Kalamazoo.

Working Girls (1987)
Kalamazoo is a very nice town.

Working Girls (1987)
Student aspirations are an important factor to track in an evaluation of the impact of the Kalamazoo Promise.

Academic text (2012)
The Kalamazoo Promise has changed the discourse within the schools, within families, and across the community.

Academic text (2012)
I earned a B.A. in history and German at Kalamazoo, graduating in 1967.

Blog text (1)
I'm going to Kalamazoo for Randy Grauer's wedding.

Don't Tell Her It's Me (1990)
Kalamazoo is a very nice town.

Surface Forms

Kalamazoo main

Etymology

The word Kalamazoo comes from a Potawatomi Native American word that people say meant 'boiling water' or 'where the water runs fast', a name given for the river's lively bends. That's why the city Kalamazoo has a name tied to the nearby river.