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Fort Payne

Fort Payne proper noun: a city, the county seat of DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.

Proper noun

Fort Payne

  1. A city, the county seat of DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.

Origin of Fort Payne

The former fort was named after Major John Payne.

Questions about Fort Payne

What does Fort Payne mean?
Fort Payne means a city, the county seat of DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.
What part of speech is Fort Payne?
Fort Payne is a proper noun.

Words near Fort Payne in the dictionary

  1. Fort Mill
  2. Fort Morgan
  3. Fort Myers
  4. Fort Myers Beach
  5. Fort Orange
  6. Fort Payne
  7. Fort Pierce
  8. Fort Pierre
  9. Fort Saskatchewan
  10. Fort Scott
  11. Fort Smith

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