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Gen⋅e⋅see

  [jen-uh-see]
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–noun
a river flowing N from N Pennsylvania through W New York into Lake Ontario. 144 mi. (230 km) long.
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Gen·e·see   (jěn'ĭ-sē', jěn'ĭ-sē')   
A river rising in northern Pennsylvania and flowing about 241 km (150 mi) generally northward across western New York to Lake Ontario.
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Genesee

county, northwestern New York state, U.S., located in a lowland region with several swamps, midway between Buffalo and Rochester. It is drained by Tonawanda, Oak Orchard, and Oatka creeks. The major forest types are oak and hickory. Public lands include Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge and Darien Lakes State Park; Tonawanda Indian Reservation is in the northwestern corner of the county.

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