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какие штаты США являются гидронимами?

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Connecticut
From some Eastern Algonquian language of southern New England (perhaps Mahican), meaning "at the long tidal river", after the Connecticut River. The name reflects Proto-Eastern-Algonquian *kwən-, "long"; *-əhtəkw, "tidal river"; and *-ənk, the locative suffix (c.f. Ojibwe ginootigweyaad, "be a long river").

Delaware
French via Englishde la WarrAfter the Delaware River, which was named for Lord de la Warr (originally de la Guerre, "of the war"), who travelled it in 1610.

Kentucky
IroquoianOriginally referring to the Kentucky River. While some sources say the etymology is uncertain,most agree on a meaning of "(on) the meadow" or "(on) the prairie"

Michigan
mishigami"Large water" or "large lake".

Minnesota
Dakotamnisota"Cloudy water", referring to the Minnesota River

Mississippi
Ojibwemisi-ziibi"Great river", after the Mississippi River.

Nebraska
Chiwereñįbraske"Flattened water", after the Platte River, which used to be known as the Nebraska River.

Ohio
Senecaohi:yo’"Large creek", originally the name of both the Ohio River and Allegheny River.Often incorrectly given as "beautiful river",due to a French mistranslation.

Wyoming
Munsee Delawarexwé:wamənk"At the big river flat"; the name was transplanted westward from the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania.

особо Миссури происходит от названия племени (А не реки) (название переводится какКто имеет деревянную лодку)
Missouri
mihsoori"Dugout canoe". The Missouri tribe was noteworthy among the Illinois for their dugout canoes, and so was referred to as the wimihsoorita, "one who has a wood boat (dugout canoe)".
Источник: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_name_etymologies
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