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Genesee

American  
[jen-uh-see] / ˌdʒɛn əˈsi /

noun

  1. a river flowing N from N Pennsylvania through W New York into Lake Ontario. 144 miles (230 km) long.


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The company has begun testing one of its trains in Georgia through a partnership with Genesee & Wyoming Railroad.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

Rep. Derek Kilmer and King County Executive Dow Constantine, among others, before heading to her first stop at a West Seattle home on Genesee Hill.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Phone messages left with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office and to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office this week were not returned.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Genesee Country Village & Museum, the third largest living history museum in the U.S., will offer special programming and eclipse-viewing opportunities, including spots in the museum’s Great Meadow or in the Vintage Baseball Field.

From National Geographic • Jan. 4, 2024

This triangle-shaped area was bordered by water—the Erie Canal, the Genesee River and the Genesee Valley Canal.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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