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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

poughkeepsie

/pəˈkɪpsi/

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What does poughkeepsie mean?

proper noun

  1. A city, the county seat of Dutchess County, New York, United States.

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/pəˈkɪpsi/

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He ran down for us, and answered our hail as the whale-ship, New England, of Poughkeepsie, one hundred and twenty days from New York.
Richard Henry DanaTwo Years Before the MastProject Gutenberg ebook #2055
Mr. W. L. Ferris, of Poughkeepsie, writes to me that he has found great advantage in the use of the Mapes & Stockbridge special fertilizers.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117