SCHENECTADY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Schenectady mean? 

• SCHENECTADY (noun)
  The noun SCHENECTADY has 1 sense:

1. a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal

  Familiarity information: SCHENECTADY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCHENECTADY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Schenectady" is a part of...):

Empire State; N.Y.; New York; New York State; NY (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)