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Hud·​son ˈhəd-sən How to pronounce Hudson (audio)
Henry died 1611 English navigator and explorer

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Manley Ottmer 1886–1960 American jurist

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W(illiam) H(enry) 1841–1922 English naturalist and writer

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Hud·​son ˈhəd-sən How to pronounce Hudson (audio)
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river 306 miles (492 kilometers) long in eastern New York flowing from the Adirondack Mountains south into New York Bay between New Jersey and New York City
2
town across the Merrimack River from Nashua in southern New Hampshire population 24,467
Hudsonian adjective

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“Hudson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hudson. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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