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Jessup

/ˈd͡ʒɛsəp/

Jessup proper noun: a surname.

jessup: a surname
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Proper noun

Jessup (countable and uncountable, plural Jessups)

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Florida Township, Parke County, Indiana.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard County and Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  4. A ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada.
  5. A borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, named after William Jessup.

Forms of Jessup

pluralJessups

Questions about Jessup

What does Jessup mean?
Jessup means a surname.
What part of speech is Jessup?
Jessup is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Jessup?
Jessup is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛsəp/.

Words near Jessup in the dictionary

  1. Jessop
  2. Jessops
  3. Jessore
  4. Jessore District
  5. Jessorite
  6. Jessup
  7. Jessups
  8. Jessy
  9. Jessyca
  10. Jessycas
  11. Jessyka

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