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Fayette County

Fayette County proper noun: one of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Fayette.

Proper noun

Fayette County

  1. One of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Fayette.
  2. One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Fayetteville.
  3. One of 102 counties in Illinois, United States. County seat: Vandalia.
  4. One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Connersville.
  5. One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: West Union.
  6. One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Lexington.
  7. One of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Washington Court House.
  8. One of 67 counties in Pennsylvania, United States. County seat: Uniontown.
  9. One of 95 counties in Tennessee, United States. County seat: Somerville.
  10. One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: La Grange.
  11. One of 55 counties in West Virginia, United States. County seat: Fayetteville.
  12. A former county in Virginia, United States. Now Fayette County in Kentucky, since 1792.
  13. A former county in Virginia, United States. Now Fayette County in West Virginia, since 1863.

Origin of Fayette County

Named after Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who served in the American Revolution.

Questions about Fayette County

What does Fayette County mean?
Fayette County means one of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Fayette.
What part of speech is Fayette County?
Fayette County is a proper noun.

Words near Fayette County in the dictionary

  1. Faye
  2. fayed
  3. fayence
  4. fayences
  5. Fayette
  6. Fayette County
  7. Fayettenam
  8. Fayetteville
  9. Fayettevillian
  10. Fayettevillians
  11. Fayettism

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