# Hackensack

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhæ.kənˌsæk/ · frequency rank #52,974

## Definitions
1. A river in New York and New Jersey, United States.
2. A city, the county seat of Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
3. A city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, named after Hackensack in New Jersey.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Unami ahkin'kèshaki (“place where the ground is sharp or rough”). Doublet of Achkinckeshacky.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hackensack