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Josephine County

Josephine County proper noun: one of 36 counties in Oregon, United States. County seat: Grants Pass.

Proper noun

Josephine County

  1. One of 36 counties in Oregon, United States. County seat: Grants Pass.

Origin of Josephine County

Probably named after Josephine Creek, which in turn is probably named after Virginia Josephine Rollins Ort.

Questions about Josephine County

What does Josephine County mean?
Josephine County means one of 36 counties in Oregon, United States. County seat: Grants Pass.
What part of speech is Josephine County?
Josephine County is a proper noun.

Words near Josephine County in the dictionary

  1. Joseph's flowers
  2. Joseph-and-Mary
  3. Josepha
  4. Josephina
  5. Josephine
  6. Josephine County
  7. Josephine's lily
  8. Josephinism
  9. josephinite
  10. Josephism
  11. Josephite

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