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Kewanee

Kewanee proper noun: a city in Henry County, Illinois.

Proper noun

Kewanee

  1. A city in Henry County, Illinois.
  2. An unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky.
  3. An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
  4. An unincorporated community in New Madrid County, Missouri.

Origin of Kewanee

The Illinois city's name is from the Winnebago word for the greater prairie chicken, which lived there. The Missouri unincorporated community was named after the Illinois city, the native home of a lumber official.

Questions about Kewanee

What does Kewanee mean?
Kewanee means a city in Henry County, Illinois.
What part of speech is Kewanee?
Kewanee is a proper noun.

Words near Kewanee in the dictionary

  1. Kevyn
  2. kew
  3. Kew East
  4. Kew Gardens
  5. Kewa
  6. Kewanee
  7. Kewanmainim
  8. Kewaunee
  9. Kewaunee County
  10. kewchie
  11. kewda

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