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Des Plaines

Des Plaines proper noun: a river in Wisconsin and Illinois, United States, which forms the Illinois River.

Proper noun

Des Plaines

  1. A river in Wisconsin and Illinois, United States, which forms the Illinois River.
  2. A city in Cook County, Illinois, named after the river.

Origin of Des Plaines

From French La Rivière des Plaines.

Questions about Des Plaines

What does Des Plaines mean?
Des Plaines means a river in Wisconsin and Illinois, United States, which forms the Illinois River.
What part of speech is Des Plaines?
Des Plaines is a proper noun.

Words near Des Plaines in the dictionary

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  2. Des Moines squash
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  4. Des Murs's wiretail
  5. Des Peres
  6. Des Plaines
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  8. des-
  9. des-gamma carboxyprothrombin
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