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Gainesboro

Gainesboro proper noun: a town, the county seat of Jackson County, Tennessee, United States.

Proper noun

Gainesboro

  1. A town, the county seat of Jackson County, Tennessee, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States.

Origin of Gainesboro

From the surname Gaines + -boro, in Tennessee at least.

Questions about Gainesboro

What does Gainesboro mean?
Gainesboro means a town, the county seat of Jackson County, Tennessee, United States.
What part of speech is Gainesboro?
Gainesboro is a proper noun.

Words near Gainesboro in the dictionary

  1. gainedst
  2. gainer
  3. gainers
  4. Gaines
  5. Gaines County
  6. Gainesboro
  7. gainesite
  8. gainest
  9. Gainesville
  10. gaineth
  11. Gainey

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