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Shenandoah
sheh-nuhn-DOH-uh
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A river and valley in Virginia, also the name of several towns across the United States.
"The song describes the beauty of the Shenandoah Valley."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBest known as the river and valley in Virginia, celebrated in folk song.
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Etymology
From Skenandoa, the name of a 19th-century Oneida chief, from an Oneida word for "deer" or "hemlock."