# Lackawanna

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌlækəˈwɑnə/ · frequency rank #51,207

## Definitions
1. the Lackawanna River in Pennsylvania, USA, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
2. A city in Erie County, New York, United States, named after the Lackawanna Steel Company.
3. a short name for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which was merged into the Erie Lackawanna Railroad in 1960.

## Etymology
From Lenape Lechauwa-hannek : "the river that forks".

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