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Holmes County

Holmes County proper noun: one of 67 counties in Florida, United States. County seat: Bonifay. Possibly named after Andrew Holmes (see below).

Proper noun

Holmes County

  1. One of 67 counties in Florida, United States. County seat: Bonifay. Possibly named after Andrew Holmes (see below).
  2. One of 82 counties in Mississippi, United States. County seat: Lexington. Named after David Holmes.
  3. One of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Millersburg. Named after Andrew Holmes.

Questions about Holmes County

What does Holmes County mean?
Holmes County means one of 67 counties in Florida, United States. County seat: Bonifay. Possibly named after Andrew Holmes (see below).
What part of speech is Holmes County?
Holmes County is a proper noun.

Words near Holmes County in the dictionary

  1. Holmer
  2. Holmer and Shelwick
  3. Holmers
  4. holmes
  5. Holmes Chapel
  6. Holmes County
  7. Holmes light
  8. Holmes rebound phenomena
  9. Holmes rebound phenomenon
  10. Holmes-Adie syndrome
  11. Holmes-Rahe scale

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