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Duquesne

UK/djuːˈkeɪn/US/duːˈkeɪn/

Duquesne proper noun: a surname from French.

Proper noun

Duquesne (countable and uncountable, plural Duquesnes)

  1. A surname from French.
  2. A ghost town in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States.
  3. A city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States.
  4. A city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Forms of Duquesne

pluralDuquesnes
alternative formDu Quesne
alternative formDuQuesne

Origin of Duquesne

Borrowed from French Duquesne.

Questions about Duquesne

What does Duquesne mean?
Duquesne means a surname from French.
What part of speech is Duquesne?
Duquesne is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Duquesne?
Duquesne is pronounced /djuːˈkeɪn/ (UK).

Words near Duquesne in the dictionary

  1. Dupuytren's fracture
  2. Duqm
  3. duqqa
  4. Duque
  5. Duques
  6. Duquesne
  7. Duquesnes
  8. Duquette
  9. Duquettes
  10. dur
  11. dur-brain

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