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kankakee

/ˈkæŋkɪki/

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What does kankakee mean?

proper noun

  1. A city, the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.
  3. A river, the Kankakee River in Indiana and Illinois, which is a tributary of the Illinois River.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. 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."
William Dean HowellsThe Rise of Silas LaphamProject Gutenberg ebook #154