# Jim Thorpe

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A borough, the county seat of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States.

## Etymology
Renamed after Jim Thorpe in the 1950s. The original name was Mauch Chunk.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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