Conestoga
Conestoga · Conestogas · Conestoga
Synonym of Susquehannock, a member of a North Iroquoian people formerly living in…Synonym of Susquehannock, a member of a North Iroquoian people formerly living in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
UK/ˌkɒnəˈstəʊɡə/US/ˌkɑnəˈstoʊɡə/
Meaning
2 senses(historical)Synonym of Susquehannock, a member of a North Iroquoian people formerly living in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
(historical)A type of draft horse developed in Pennsylvania.
More definitions
- a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
Origin
From Susquehannock kanahstó:ke (the name of a settlement, now Conestoga, Pennsylvania). AcFrom Susquehannock kanahstó:ke (the name of a settlement, now Conestoga, Pennsylvania). According to Mithun, British colonists based the name on the Mohawk word tekanastoge (“place of the upright pole”). It may also be the anglicized form of Gandastogue, which may have been close to what the Susquehannock called themselves.
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Forms
plural: Conestogas / Conestoga| Singular | Conestoga |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century:covered wagonConestoga wagonprairie wagonprairie schooner
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular