a village in NE New York State, on Lake George: site of Fort Ticonderoga, scene of battles between the British and French (1758–59) and a strategic point in the War of American Independence
Ticonderoga in American English
(taɪˌkɑndəˈroʊgə; ˌ taɪkɑndərˈoʊgə)
Fortformer fort in NE N.Y., taken from the British by the Green Mountain Boys in 1775
Word origin
Mohawk tekontaró:ken, lit., at the junction of two waterways