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Christiansburg

Christiansburg proper noun: an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana, United States, possibly named after Col. William Christian, as in Virginia.

Proper noun

Christiansburg

  1. An unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana, United States, possibly named after Col. William Christian, as in Virginia.
  2. A village in Champaign County, Ohio, United States, named after Christiansburg, Virginia.
  3. A town, the county seat of Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, named after Col. William Christian. Originally named Hans Meadows, then Christiansburgh, later revised.

Origin of Christiansburg

From the surname Christian + -s- + -burg.

Questions about Christiansburg

What does Christiansburg mean?
Christiansburg means an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana, United States, possibly named after Col. William Christian, as in Virginia.
What part of speech is Christiansburg?
Christiansburg is a proper noun.

Words near Christiansburg in the dictionary

  1. Christianophobia
  2. Christianophobic
  3. Christianopolis
  4. christians
  5. Christiansborg Palace
  6. Christiansburg
  7. Christiansen
  8. Christiansen effect
  9. Christiansen effects
  10. Christiansen filter
  11. Christiansen filters

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