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Decatur County

Decatur County proper noun: a former county in Alabama, United States, now defunct. The old county seat, Woodville, is now in Jackson County.

Proper noun

Decatur County

  1. A former county in Alabama, United States, now defunct. The old county seat, Woodville, is now in Jackson County.
  2. One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Bainbridge.
  3. One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Greensburg.
  4. One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Leon.
  5. One of 105 counties in Kansas, United States. County seat: Oberlin.
  6. One of 95 counties in Tennessee, United States. County seat: Decaturville.

Origin of Decatur County

Named after Stephen Decatur.

Questions about Decatur County

What does Decatur County mean?
Decatur County means a former county in Alabama, United States, now defunct. The old county seat, Woodville, is now in Jackson County.
What part of speech is Decatur County?
Decatur County is a proper noun.

Words near Decatur County in the dictionary

  1. decatrienes
  2. decatron
  3. decatrons
  4. decatungsten
  5. Decatur
  6. Decatur County
  7. Decaturville
  8. decaudate
  9. decaudated
  10. decaudates
  11. decaudating

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