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Lyon County

Lyon County proper noun: one of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Rock Rapids.

Proper noun

Lyon County

  1. One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Rock Rapids.
  2. One of 105 counties in Kansas, United States. County seat: Emporia.
  3. One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Eddyville. Named after Chittenden Lyon.
  4. One of 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Marshall.
  5. One of 16 counties in Nevada, United States. County seat: Yerington.

Origin of Lyon County

All are named after Nathaniel Lyon, except in Kentucky.

Questions about Lyon County

What does Lyon County mean?
Lyon County means one of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Rock Rapids.
What part of speech is Lyon County?
Lyon County is a proper noun.

Words near Lyon County in the dictionary

  1. lyolysis
  2. lyomerous
  3. lyon
  4. Lyon bean
  5. Lyon beans
  6. Lyon County
  7. Lyon Court
  8. Lyonese
  9. Lyonesse
  10. lyonetid
  11. lyonetiid

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