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Johnson City

Johnson City proper noun: a small city, the county seat of Stanton County, Kansas, United States.

Proper noun

Johnson City

  1. A small city, the county seat of Stanton County, Kansas, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri, United States.
  3. A village in Broome County, New York, United States.
  4. A small city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
  5. A city in Washington County, Tennessee, United States.
  6. A small city, the county seat of Blanco County, Texas, United States.

Origin of Johnson City

The Kansas city is named in honor of railroad official A.S. Johnson; the Missouri unincorporated community after then-incumbent president Andrew Johnson; the New York village after George F. Johnson, who led Endicott Johnson Corporation; the Oregon city after founder Delbert Johnson, the Tennessee city after founder Henry Johnson, and the Texas city came from the founder James P. Johnson.

Words formed from Johnson City

Questions about Johnson City

What does Johnson City mean?
Johnson City means a small city, the county seat of Stanton County, Kansas, United States.
What part of speech is Johnson City?
Johnson City is a proper noun.

Words near Johnson City in the dictionary

  1. johnsomervilleite
  2. johnson
  3. Johnson bar
  4. Johnson bars
  5. Johnson Citian
  6. Johnson City
  7. Johnson County
  8. Johnson grass
  9. Johnson grasses
  10. Johnson hole
  11. Johnson holes

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