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Forsyth County

Forsyth County proper noun: one of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Cumming. Named after John Forsyth.

Proper noun

Forsyth County

  1. One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Cumming. Named after John Forsyth.
    • Last year, for example, a man who identified with the sovereign citizen movement — which claims not to recognize the authority of federal or local government — attacked a courthouse in Forsyth County, Ga., firing an assault rifle at police officers and trying to cover his approach with tear gas and...2015 June 16, Charles Kurzman, David Schanzer, “The Growing Right-Wing Terror Threat”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2021
  2. One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Winston-Salem. Named after Benjamin Forsyth.

Questions about Forsyth County

What does Forsyth County mean?
Forsyth County means one of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Cumming. Named after John Forsyth.
What part of speech is Forsyth County?
Forsyth County is a proper noun.

Words near Forsyth County in the dictionary

  1. forswornness
  2. forswunk
  3. Forsyte
  4. Forsytes
  5. Forsyth
  6. Forsyth County
  7. Forsythe
  8. Forsythes
  9. forsythia
  10. forsythialan
  11. forsythialans

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