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Scranton

Pronunciation: /ˈskrantən/
Definition of Scranton
  • an industrial city in NE Pennsylvania; population 72,233 (est. 2008).

Origin:

named after the Scranton family who established a steelworks on the site in 1840, around which the city developed

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