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Fayetteville

/ˈfeɪ.ət.vɪl/

Fayetteville proper noun: a city, the county seat of Washington County, Arkansas.

Proper noun

Fayetteville

  1. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Arkansas.
  2. A township in Washington County, Arkansas, conterminous with the city.
  3. A city, the county seat of Fayette County, Georgia.
  4. A township and village in St. Clair County, Illinois.
  5. A village in the town of Manlius, Onondaga County, New York.
  6. A city, the county seat of Cumberland County, North Carolina.
  7. A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Tennessee.
  8. A town, the county seat of Fayette County, West Virginia.

Origin of Fayetteville

From Fayette + -ville. Named for Lafayette, a French officer who fought under George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.

Words formed from Fayetteville

Questions about Fayetteville

What does Fayetteville mean?
Fayetteville means a city, the county seat of Washington County, Arkansas.
What part of speech is Fayetteville?
Fayetteville is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Fayetteville?
Fayetteville is pronounced /ˈfeɪ.ət.vɪl/.

Words near Fayetteville in the dictionary

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

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