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Hockeytown

Hockeytown proper noun: a nickname for any of a number of cities, towns, or communities in the United States or Canada that have a history and reputation of participating in the sport of ice hockey.

Proper noun

Hockeytown

  1. (Canada, US, informal) A nickname for any of a number of cities, towns, or communities in the United States or Canada that have a history and reputation of participating in the sport of ice hockey.

Origin of Hockeytown

From hockey + town, in reference to the sport.

Questions about Hockeytown

What does Hockeytown mean?
Hockeytown means a nickname for any of a number of cities, towns, or communities in the United States or Canada that have a history and reputation of participating in the sport of ice hockey.
What part of speech is Hockeytown?
Hockeytown is a proper noun.

Words near Hockeytown in the dictionary

  1. hockeyist
  2. hockeyists
  3. hockeyless
  4. hockeylike
  5. hockeys
  6. Hockeytown
  7. Hockham
  8. hockie
  9. hocking
  10. Hocking County
  11. Hockings

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