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Quinnipiac

Quinnipiac

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A river in south-central Connecticut that flows into New Haven Harbor
  • proper noun
  • /ˌkwɪnɪˈpɪæk/
: río Quinnipiac
  • New Haven Harbor (Fig. 46), fed by the Quinnipiac River, is about 5 km long and has mostly a hard sand-gravel-shell bottom.
  • Quinnipiac River

Examples

  • In 1888, Rowe constructed the largest oyster house on the banks of the Quinnipiac River.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Shell heaps along the banks of the Quinnipiac River showed that American Indians harvested oysters there, as did the earliest settlers from Europe.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Please locate those and we are going to be studying the Quinnipiac River today.

  • PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Figure 51. -- A 50-bushel dugout canoe on the Quinnipiac River.

    Academic text (1996)

  • When crews took in market oysters from the beds, they usually put them overboard in the Quinnipiac River to "give them a drink" (allow them to pump in brackish water for several hours).

    Academic text (1996)

  • PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Figure 12A. A two-masted sailing sharpie and dugout canoes being sculled on the Quinnipiac River, Conn.

    Academic text (1996)

  • He had hiked all over the mountain, smelling pine, catching sight of white-tailed deer, drinking from the Quinnipiac River, and wading in its streams in the summertime.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • We took a canoe trip on the Quinnipiac River to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

  • The Quinnipiac River is known for its rich history and diverse wildlife.

  • Many residents enjoy recreational activities along the banks of the Quinnipiac River.

Surface Forms

Quinnipiac main

Etymology

Quinnipiac comes from a Native American word that means 'long water' or 'long tidal river', so it is an easy name to remember for the river that flows into New Haven Harbor.