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Lea County

Lea County proper noun: one of 33 counties in New Mexico, United States. County seat: Lovington.

Proper noun

Lea County

  1. One of 33 counties in New Mexico, United States. County seat: Lovington.

Origin of Lea County

Named after Joseph Calloway Lea, US Army captain.

Questions about Lea County

What does Lea County mean?
Lea County means one of 33 counties in New Mexico, United States. County seat: Lovington.
What part of speech is Lea County?
Lea County is a proper noun.

Words near Lea County in the dictionary

  1. le'ss
  2. Le-Le
  3. lea
  4. Lea and Cleverton
  5. Lea Bridge
  6. Lea County
  7. Lea Green
  8. Lea Hall
  9. Lea Marston
  10. Lea-by-Backford
  11. leach

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