Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: schenectady
IPA transcription: [skən'ɛktədi]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Schenectady
    Meaning: a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal
Usage examples
  • Sybil Brandon and Miss Schenectady were elements in the solemn leave-taking which Ronald had not anticipated.
  • Across the table from you will be a Grand Army man and his wife, going to visit their boy Elmer's wife's folks in Schenectady.
  • "Perhaps we might go home, Joe," said Miss Schenectady, who had been conversing for a couple of hours with another old lady of literary tastes.