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Lecompton

Lecompton proper noun: a minor city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.

Proper noun

Lecompton

  1. A minor city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.

Origin of Lecompton

From Lecompte + -ton, being named after Samuel Dexter Lecompte.

Questions about Lecompton

What does Lecompton mean?
Lecompton means a minor city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.
What part of speech is Lecompton?
Lecompton is a proper noun.

Words near Lecompton in the dictionary

  1. Leclere
  2. Lecleres
  3. Leclert
  4. Lecompte
  5. Lecomptes
  6. Lecompton
  7. Leconfield
  8. leconotide
  9. Leconte
  10. LeConte's bunting
  11. LeConte's sparrow

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