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Oswego.

A large village in Kendall County, Illinois, United States.

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Meaning & usage

name/ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ/
  1. A large village in Kendall County, Illinois, United States.

  2. An unincorporated community in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States, named after Oswego, New York.

  3. A city, the county seat of Labette County, Kansas, United States.

  4. An unincorporated community in Valley County, Montana, United States, named after Oswego, NY.

  5. A small census-designated place in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States.

  6. A city and town, the county seat of Oswego County, New York, United States.

  7. A river in New York which flows into Lake Ontario.

  8. A river in New Jersey, United States, which flows into the Wading River.

Where this word comes from

From a Mohawk name meaning "flowing out", referring to the river.

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