Adirondack
Americannoun
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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.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Adirondack
Probably earlier than 1865–70,
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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
The first act is all infatuation with director Sophie Brooks and cinematographer Conor Murphy delighting in scenes of superficial bliss: sunflowers, pretty clouds, Adirondack chairs nestled together just so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
A bull moose who won’t budge has closed down a popular hiking trail in the Adirondack Mountains.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2025
Melrose turned to coaching and led the Adirondack Red Wings to win the American Hockey League Calder Cup in 1992.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
Directly northward the rugged Adirondack Mountains stood in a green haze above the land.
From "Frightful's 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
To the right, a smattering of bundled-up fans leaned back in Adirondacks dotting a fenced-off VIP area with a small bar dubbed the STG Club.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024
As I lay there in my white hotel bed feeling lonely and weak, I thought I was up in that sanatorium in the Adirondacks, and I felt like a heel of the worst sort.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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