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Lafayette Parish

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

Proper noun

Lafayette Parish

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

Origin of Lafayette Parish

Named after the Marquis de Lafayette.

Questions about Lafayette Parish

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

Words near Lafayette Parish in the dictionary

  1. Lafavor
  2. Lafavors
  3. Lafaye
  4. lafayette
  5. Lafayette County
  6. Lafayette Parish
  7. lafayettes
  8. Lafe
  9. Laferriere
  10. Laferrieres
  11. Lafever

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