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Saratoga Springs

Saratoga Springs

4.8
A town in eastern New York known for its mineral springs and horse racing
  • proper noun
  • /ˌsærəˈtoʊɡə sprɪŋz/
translation icon : Saratoga Springs
  • Every summer, thousands of tourists visit Saratoga Springs for its famous horse racing events.

Examples

  • She spent a relaxing weekend in Saratoga Springs enjoying the historic mineral baths.

  • The Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs hosts concerts and cultural festivals year-round.

  • I visited Saratoga Springs last summer.

  • Saratoga Springs is famous for its horse racing.

  • Every summer, thousands of tourists visit Saratoga Springs for its famous horse racing events.

  • She spent a relaxing weekend in Saratoga Springs enjoying the historic mineral baths.

  • The Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs hosts concerts and cultural festivals year-round.

Synonyms

Saratoga
vsSaratoga Springs
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A town in New York known for its 1777 battle and summer horse races

focuses on mineral springs and horse racing as main attractions

Surface Forms

Saratoga Springs main

Morphology

Saratoga + spring

The name transparently combines a place name 'Saratoga' with the noun 'springs', so a learner who knows the constituents can infer this refers to a town associated with mineral springs (and by the given definition, horse racing). Place-name formation of the type <place> + springs is a straightforward, compositional pattern found across languages, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Saratoga Springs comes from Saratoga, a local Native American word that may mean 'place of swift water.' Because the town is full of bubbling mineral springs, the name stuck and now it makes people think of its famous waters and horse racing.