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Forbestown

Forbestown proper noun: a census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States.

Proper noun

Forbestown

  1. A census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States.

Origin of Forbestown

From Forbes + town; named for B. F. Forbes, who opened a store there in 1850.

Questions about Forbestown

What does Forbestown mean?
Forbestown means a census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Forbestown?
Forbestown is a proper noun.

Words near Forbestown in the dictionary

  1. Forbes-Albright syndrome
  2. Forbesdale
  3. forbeside
  4. forbesione
  5. forbesite
  6. Forbestown
  7. forbid
  8. forbiddable
  9. forbiddal
  10. forbiddals
  11. forbiddance

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