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Fort Scott

Fort Scott proper noun: a city, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.

Proper noun

Fort Scott

  1. A city, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.

Origin of Fort Scott

Named after the local fort, which was named after Winfield Scott.

Questions about Fort Scott

What does Fort Scott mean?
Fort Scott means a city, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.
What part of speech is Fort Scott?
Fort Scott is a proper noun.

Words near Fort Scott in the dictionary

  1. Fort Orange
  2. Fort Payne
  3. Fort Pierce
  4. Fort Pierre
  5. Fort Saskatchewan
  6. Fort Scott
  7. Fort Smith
  8. Fort St. John
  9. Fort Stockton
  10. Fort Sumner
  11. Fort Sumter

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