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Downieville

Downieville proper noun: a census-designated place, the county seat of Sierra County, California, United States, named after William Downie.

Proper noun

Downieville

  1. A census-designated place, the county seat of Sierra County, California, United States, named after William Downie.
  2. An unincorporated community in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.

Origin of Downieville

From Downie (“surname”) + -ville.

Questions about Downieville

What does Downieville mean?
Downieville means a census-designated place, the county seat of Sierra County, California, United States, named after William Downie.
What part of speech is Downieville?
Downieville is a proper noun.

Words near Downieville in the dictionary

  1. downhome
  2. downie
  3. downier
  4. downies
  5. downiest
  6. Downieville
  7. downily
  8. downiness
  9. downing
  10. Downing effect
  11. Downing Street

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