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Jefferson City

Jefferson City proper noun: the capital city of Missouri, United States, and the county seat of Cole County.

Proper noun

Jefferson City

  1. The capital city of Missouri, United States, and the county seat of Cole County.
  2. A town in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States.
  3. A census designated place in Jefferson County, Montana, United States.

Origin of Jefferson City

Named for Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.

Questions about Jefferson City

What does Jefferson City mean?
Jefferson City means the capital city of Missouri, United States, and the county seat of Cole County.
What part of speech is Jefferson City?
Jefferson City is a proper noun.

Words near Jefferson City in the dictionary

  1. Jefferey
  2. Jefferies
  3. jefferisite
  4. Jeffers
  5. Jefferson
  6. Jefferson City
  7. Jefferson County
  8. Jefferson Davis
  9. Jefferson Davis County
  10. Jefferson Davis Parish
  11. Jefferson disk

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