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Great Bend

Great Bend proper noun: a city, the county seat of Barton County, Kansas, named after a bend in the Arkansas River.

Proper noun

Great Bend

  1. A city, the county seat of Barton County, Kansas, named after a bend in the Arkansas River.
  2. A township in Barton County, Kansas.
  3. A township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, named for a meander in the Des Moines River.
  4. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Champion, Jefferson County, New York, named for a bend in the Black River (New York).
  5. A minor city in Richland County, North Dakota.
  6. A borough and township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, named from a bend in the Susquehanna River.

Questions about Great Bend

What does Great Bend mean?
Great Bend means a city, the county seat of Barton County, Kansas, named after a bend in the Arkansas River.
What part of speech is Great Bend?
Great Bend is a proper noun.

Words near Great Bend in the dictionary

  1. Great Bay
  2. Great Bear
  3. Great Bear Lake
  4. Great Bedwyn
  5. Great Belt
  6. Great Bend
  7. Great Bentley
  8. Great Bernera
  9. great beyond
  10. great bifurcation
  11. great bifurcations

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