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rensselaer

/ˌɹɛnsəˈlɪɹ/

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What does rensselaer mean?

proper noun

  1. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Indiana, United States, named after James Van Rensselaer.
  2. A village in Ralls County, Missouri, United States, named after the nearby Rensselaer Academy.
  3. A city in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, named after Kiliaen van Rensselaer and family, as was the county.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɹɛnsəˈlɪɹ/

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By DASCOM GREENE, Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy in the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y. NW.
Rufus P. (Rufus Phillips) WilliamsAn Introduction to Chemical ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #3708
Barker relates another case in Rensselaer County, N.Y., in which the incision was made with the razor, the woman likewise recovering.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747