Schenectady

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A city in eastern New York State on the Mohawk River

proper noun
/skəˈnɛktədi/

: Schenectady

However, in fairness to Schenectady, they have come a long way to remain marketable.
Schenectady, N.Y.
Schenectady, New York
Union College in Schenectady

And, and you know, Harlan Ellison used to say that he he got them from a little idea shop in, in Schenectady.

Examples

I'll be home before you can say "Schenectady."

Here (2024)
What brings you to Schenectady?

The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)
Even up in Schenectady, it's ten dollars an hour.

Gray's Anatomy (1996)
With my husband in Schenectady.

City Island (2009)
"I'm just outside Schenectady," he said.

Fiction book (2002)
Plenty of good German folk back in Schenectady.

The Good German (2006)
OK, so this is a positive story, a sign of Schenectady's ongoing renaissance.

Blog text (6)
Frank Wicks is a professor of mechanical engineering at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.

Academic text (2000)
George Gmelch is an associate professor of anthropology at Union College, Schenectady, New York.

Academic text (1990)
Schenectady is a city located along the Schenectady Mohawk River in eastern New York State.

Surface Forms

Schenectady main

Etymology

Schenectady comes from the Mohawk word skahnéhtati, which means 'beyond the pines'. So the name described a place past the pine trees by the Mohawk River.