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Iuka

/aɪˈjuːkə/

Iuka proper noun: a village in Marion County, Illinois, United States.

Proper noun

Iuka

  1. A village in Marion County, Illinois, United States.
  2. A small city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. A city, the county seat of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin of Iuka

All are apparently named after the Chickasaw chief Iuka. Alternatively the Kansas town was named after the Battle of Iuka.

Questions about Iuka

What does Iuka mean?
Iuka means a village in Marion County, Illinois, United States.
What part of speech is Iuka?
Iuka is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Iuka?
Iuka is pronounced /aɪˈjuːkə/.

Words near Iuka in the dictionary

  1. iuells
  2. IUGR
  3. IUGS
  4. IUI
  5. IUIs
  6. Iuka
  7. IUL
  8. Iulianov
  9. Iuliia
  10. Iuliyanov
  11. IUMA

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