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kankakee
/ˈkæŋkɪki/
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What does kankakee mean?
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.
- A river, the Kankakee River in Indiana and Illinois, which is a tributary of the Illinois River.
More meanings (1)
proper noun
- Three townships in the United States, in Illinois (1) and Indiana (2), listed under Kankakee Township.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkæŋkɪki/
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"My brother Willard and his family--farm at Kankakee. Hazard Lapham and his wife--Baptist preacher in Kansas. Jim and his three girls--milling business at Minneapolis. Ben and his family--practising medicine in Fort Wayne."