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Honesdale

Honesdale proper noun: a borough, the county seat of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Proper noun

Honesdale

  1. A borough, the county seat of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Origin of Honesdale

From Hone + -s- + dale, named after Philip Hone.

Questions about Honesdale

What does Honesdale mean?
Honesdale means a borough, the county seat of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
What part of speech is Honesdale?
Honesdale is a proper noun.

Words near Honesdale in the dictionary

  1. honerable
  2. honers
  3. honery
  4. hones
  5. hones in
  6. Honesdale
  7. honessite
  8. honest
  9. Honest Abe
  10. Honest Abes
  11. honest as the day

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