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Crossville

Crossville proper noun: a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States; after many crossroads.

crossville: a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States; after many crossroads
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Proper noun

Crossville

  1. A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States; after many crossroads.
  2. A village in White County, Illinois, United States; named after Thomas Cross.
  3. A city, the county seat of Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States; after a crossroads,

Origin of Crossville

From either cross (“crossroads”) or the surname Cross + -ville.

Questions about Crossville

What does Crossville mean?
Crossville means a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States; after many crossroads.
What part of speech is Crossville?
Crossville is a proper noun.

Words near Crossville in the dictionary

  1. crossvein
  2. crossveined
  3. crossveinless
  4. crossveinlessness
  5. crossveins
  6. Crossville
  7. crossvine
  8. crossvines
  9. crossvote
  10. crossvotes
  11. crosswalk

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