Lackawanna

/ˌlækəˈwɑnə/name
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1

the Lackawanna River in Pennsylvania, USA, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.

2

A city in Erie County, New York, United States, named after the Lackawanna Steel Company.

3

a short name for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which was merged into the Erie Lackawanna Railroad in 1960.

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