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Ellicott City

Ellicott City proper noun: a census-designated place, the county seat of Howard County, Maryland, United States.

Proper noun

Ellicott City

  1. A census-designated place, the county seat of Howard County, Maryland, United States.

Origin of Ellicott City

Originally named Ellicott's Mills after the Ellicott brothers. Formerly a city, hence the present affix.

Questions about Ellicott City

What does Ellicott City mean?
Ellicott City means a census-designated place, the county seat of Howard County, Maryland, United States.
What part of speech is Ellicott City?
Ellicott City is a proper noun.

Words near Ellicott City in the dictionary

  1. Ellicean
  2. Ellices
  3. ellick
  4. ellicks
  5. Ellicott
  6. Ellicott City
  7. Ellicott's Mills
  8. Ellie
  9. Ellijay
  10. Elliminyt
  11. Ellinbank

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