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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Schenectady" is a part of...):
Empire State; N.Y.; New York; New York State; NY (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)