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Galesburg

Galesburg proper noun: a city, the county seat of Knox County, Illinois, named after founder George Washington Gale.

Proper noun

Galesburg

  1. A city, the county seat of Knox County, Illinois, named after founder George Washington Gale.
  2. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Iowa.
  3. A small city in Neosho County, Kansas.
  4. A city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
  5. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Missouri.
  6. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri.
  7. A small city in Traill County, North Dakota.

Questions about Galesburg

What does Galesburg mean?
Galesburg means a city, the county seat of Knox County, Illinois, named after founder George Washington Gale.
What part of speech is Galesburg?
Galesburg is a proper noun.

Words near Galesburg in the dictionary

  1. galerucines
  2. gales
  3. Gales Ferry
  4. galesaurid
  5. galesaurids
  6. Galesburg
  7. Galesville
  8. galet
  9. galeterone
  10. galets
  11. galette

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