Adirondack
Americannoun
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Adirondacks,
plural
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Adirondack
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a member of an Algonquian people living mainly north of the St. Lawrence River.
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the Adirondacks. Adirondack Mountains.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Adirondack
Probably earlier than 1865–70,
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“Under the Falls,” Richard Russo’s first full-blown thriller in his 40-year career, doesn’t start with a shocking murder, but a three-page meditation on the Adirondack Mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Some of these areas are just patches of turf with Adirondack chairs — popular with exploration-minded toddlers, or kids with a ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
Another employee grabs the register, and Massry and I sit on the Adirondack chairs outside the store.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024
New York’s 21st Congressional District borders Canada and Vermont — and includes the Adirondack Mountains, the Thousand Islands region and Fort Drum‚ home of the Army’s legendary 10th Mountain Division.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
“Well, as far as I’m concerned, it’s the capital of Adirondack furniture. Look at that house!”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
They also reportedly own a historic lodge in the Adirondacks that they purchased from music star Shania Twain and then-husband producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Here is a general description of my share for the privilege of owning a summer home in the Adirondacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
One of the Zoomers suggested the Adirondacks, but there he would have threatened native wildlife and competed with native raptors.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2025
A native of Scarsdale, N.Y., he had climbed all 46 peaks of the Adirondacks four separate times, according to his father, Peter Zurkow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
The New England hurricane of 1938 carried it into Pennsylvania and New York, but the Adirondacks have generally served as a barrier to its westward advance, being forested with species not attractive to it.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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