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Downsville

Downsville proper noun: a village in Lincoln Parish and Union Parish, Louisiana, named after Solomon W. Downs.

downsville: a village in Lincoln Parish and Union Parish, Louisiana, named after Solomon W. Downs
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Proper noun

Downsville

  1. A village in Lincoln Parish and Union Parish, Louisiana, named after Solomon W. Downs.
  2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland.
  3. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Colchester, Delaware County, New York, named after Abel Downs.
  4. A census-designated place in the town of Dunn, Dunn County, Wisconsin, named after a Captain Downs.

Origin of Downsville

Fron the surname Downs + -ville.

Questions about Downsville

What does Downsville mean?
Downsville means a village in Lincoln Parish and Union Parish, Louisiana, named after Solomon W. Downs.
What part of speech is Downsville?
Downsville is a proper noun.

Words near Downsville in the dictionary

  1. downstroyed
  2. downstroying
  3. downstroys
  4. downstruck
  5. downstyle
  6. Downsville
  7. downsweep
  8. downsweeping
  9. downsweeps
  10. downswept
  11. downswing

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