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Goldsboro

Goldsboro proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Goldsboro

  1. A surname.
  2. A community and former town in Seminole County, Florida, annexed by Sanford.
  3. A town in Caroline County, Maryland, previously Oldtown and renamed after the Goldsborough family.
  4. A city, the county seat of Wayne County, North Carolina, originally Goldsborough.
  5. An unincorporated community in Coal Township, Jackson County, Ohio.
  6. A borough in York County, Pennsylvania, formerly Goldsborough.
  7. An unincorporated community in Taylor County, Runnels County and Coleman County, Texas.

Origin of Goldsboro

A contraction of Goldsborough in some cases.

Questions about Goldsboro

What does Goldsboro mean?
Goldsboro means a surname.
What part of speech is Goldsboro?
Goldsboro is a proper noun.

Words near Goldsboro in the dictionary

  1. golds over
  2. Goldsack
  3. Goldsacks
  4. Goldsberry
  5. Goldsberrys
  6. Goldsboro
  7. Goldsborough
  8. Goldsboroughs
  9. Goldsby
  10. Goldsbys
  11. Goldschmidt

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