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Harlan County

Harlan County proper noun: one of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Harlan. Named after Silas Harlan.

Proper noun

Harlan County

  1. One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Harlan. Named after Silas Harlan.
  2. One of 93 counties in Nebraska, United States. County seat: Alma. Named after either Thomas Harlan or James Harlan.

Questions about Harlan County

What does Harlan County mean?
Harlan County means one of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Harlan. Named after Silas Harlan.
What part of speech is Harlan County?
Harlan County is a proper noun.

Words near Harlan County in the dictionary

  1. harkye
  2. harl
  3. Harlacher
  4. Harlachers
  5. Harlan
  6. Harlan County
  7. Harlan's ground sloth
  8. Harlan's ground sloths
  9. Harlan's hawk
  10. Harlan's hawks
  11. Harlan's red-tailed hawk

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