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Maquoketa

Maquoketa proper noun: a river in Iowa, United States, a tributary of the Mississippi.

Proper noun

Maquoketa

  1. A river in Iowa, United States, a tributary of the Mississippi.
  2. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Iowa, situated on this river.
    • On Wednesday, the former president spoke at a “Team Trump Iowa Commit to Caucus Event” hosted at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Maquoketa, Iowa. He then headed to Dubuque, another Eastern Iowa city, to deliver remarks. Trump largely focused his Dubuque speech on immigration and the border.2023 September 20, Daniel Strauss, Kate Sullivan, Kristen Holmes, “Trump ramps up attention on Iowa even as he keeps one eye on the general election”, in CNN, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2023
  3. A township in Jackson County, Iowa.

Origin of Maquoketa

From Fox Maquaw-Autaw (“Bear River”).

Questions about Maquoketa

What does Maquoketa mean?
Maquoketa means a river in Iowa, United States, a tributary of the Mississippi.
What part of speech is Maquoketa?
Maquoketa is a proper noun.

Words near Maquoketa in the dictionary

  1. Maquiritaris
  2. maquiroside
  3. maquis
  4. maquisard
  5. maquisards
  6. Maquoketa
  7. Maqên
  8. mar
  9. Mar Chiquita
  10. Mar del Plata
  11. Mar'ash

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