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Dade County

Dade County proper noun: former name of Miami-Dade County, Florida, renamed in 1997.

Proper noun

Dade County

  1. (obsolete) Former name of Miami-Dade County, Florida, renamed in 1997.
  2. One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Trenton.
  3. One of 114 counties in Missouri, United States. County seat: Greenfield.

Origin of Dade County

Named after Francis L. Dade.

Questions about Dade County

What does Dade County mean?
Dade County means former name of Miami-Dade County, Florida, renamed in 1997.
What part of speech is Dade County?
Dade County is a proper noun.

Words near Dade County in the dictionary

  1. daddyish
  2. daddykins
  3. daddyless
  4. Dade
  5. Dade City
  6. Dade County
  7. Dadeng
  8. dadenhudd
  9. dadenhudds
  10. Dadeville
  11. dadgum

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