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Jefferson Parish

Jefferson Parish proper noun: one of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Gretna.

Proper noun

Jefferson Parish

  1. One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Gretna.

Origin of Jefferson Parish

Named after Thomas Jefferson.

Questions about Jefferson Parish

What does Jefferson Parish mean?
Jefferson Parish means one of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Gretna.
What part of speech is Jefferson Parish?
Jefferson Parish is a proper noun.

Words near Jefferson Parish in the dictionary

  1. Jefferson Davis
  2. Jefferson Davis County
  3. Jefferson Davis Parish
  4. Jefferson disk
  5. Jefferson method
  6. Jefferson Parish
  7. Jefferson-Jackson dinner
  8. Jefferson-Jackson dinners
  9. jeffersonia
  10. Jeffersonian
  11. Jeffersonianism

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