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Leavenworth

Leavenworth proper noun: a habitational surname.

Proper noun

Leavenworth (countable and uncountable, plural Leavenworths)

  1. (countable) A habitational surname.
  2. A town in Crawford County, Indiana, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Brown County, Minnesota, United States.
  5. A neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
  6. A city in Chelan County, Washington, United States.

Forms of Leavenworth

pluralLeavenworths

Origin of Leavenworth

Probably a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in England.

Words formed from Leavenworth

Questions about Leavenworth

What does Leavenworth mean?
Leavenworth means a habitational surname.
What part of speech is Leavenworth?
Leavenworth is a proper noun.

Words near Leavenworth in the dictionary

  1. leavening agents
  2. leavenings
  3. leavenless
  4. leavenous
  5. leavens
  6. Leavenworth
  7. Leavenworth County
  8. Leavenworths
  9. leaver
  10. leavers
  11. leavers week

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