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hudson

/ˈhʌdsən/

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What does hudson mean?

noun

  1. An automobile manufactured by the Hudson Motor Company.
  2. A steam locomotive of the 4-6-4 wheel arrangement.

proper noun

  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
More meanings (26)

proper noun

  1. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  2. A town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina; named for Argentine-English author William Henry Hudson.
  3. A city in Quebec, Canada, an off-island suburb of Montreal.
  4. A township in Ontario, Canada.
  5. A river in the United States, flowing from Lake Tear of the Clouds in Keene, New York into the Upper New York Bay at New York City; named for English explorer Henry Hudson.
  6. A town in Weld County, Colorado; named for its town company, Hudson City Land and Improvement Co..
  7. A census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida; named for founder Isaac Hudson.
  8. A village in McLean County, Illinois; named for the river.
  9. A town in Salem Township and Steuben Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
  10. A city in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
  11. A minor city in Stafford County, Kansas.
  12. A town in Penobscot County, Maine; named for the town in Massachusetts.
  13. A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts statesman Charles Hudson.
  14. A city in Lenawee County, Michigan; named for landowner Dr. Daniel Hudson.
  15. An unincorporated community in Bates County, Missouri; named for Henry Hudson.
  16. A town and census-designated place therein, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
  17. A city, the county seat of Columbia County, New York; named for the river.
  18. A town in Caldwell County, North Carolina; named for early settlers Monroe and Johnny Hudson.
  19. A city in Summit County, Ohio; named for businessman and founder David Hudson.
  20. A census-designated place in Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
  21. A town in Lincoln County, South Dakota; named for the city in Iowa.
  22. A city in Angelina County, Texas.
  23. A city, the county seat of St. Croix County, Wisconsin; named for the river.
  24. A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, that surrounds the city.
  25. A town in Fremont County, Wyoming; named for landowner John T. Hudson.
  26. A number of townships, including in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (3), Minnesota and Missouri, listed under Hudson Township.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈhʌdsən/

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Every man in his place, trying to give a little better service than yesterday--that was the keynote of the Hudson period.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819
“Meanwhile, if you please, my daughter is hiding in the woods with your dear friend Mr. Hudson. I could cry with rage.”
Henry JamesRoderick HudsonProject Gutenberg ebook #176
More book examples (3)
His change of mind was a wise one, and not only because these colored soldiers covered him with glory at Port Hudson.
VariousThe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial IssueProject Gutenberg ebook #206
Husbandmen they were, and for two generations painfully, gravely, they tilled the semi-productive soil of their little farm, west of the Hudson.
Robert S. (Robert Sproul) CarrollOur Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of NervousnessProject Gutenberg ebook #5994
It was a cabin measuring six feet square, very much like that occupied by the pilot on the steamboats of the Mississippi or Hudson.
Jules VerneTwenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #164