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Arkadelphia

Arkadelphia proper noun: a city, the county seat of Clark County, Arkansas, United States.

Proper noun

Arkadelphia

  1. A city, the county seat of Clark County, Arkansas, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States.

Origin of Arkadelphia

In Arkansas, a combination of Ark., for Arkansas, and adelphia, from Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós). There is no known connection between the Arkansas and Alabama names, the Alabama origin is unclear.

Questions about Arkadelphia

What does Arkadelphia mean?
Arkadelphia means a city, the county seat of Clark County, Arkansas, United States.
What part of speech is Arkadelphia?
Arkadelphia is a proper noun.

Words near Arkadelphia in the dictionary

  1. ark-floater
  2. ark-floaters
  3. Ark-La-Tex
  4. Ark.
  5. Arkab
  6. Arkadelphia
  7. Arkadia
  8. Arkadian
  9. Arkadians
  10. Arkadzii
  11. Arkadziy

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