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Marshalltown

Marshalltown proper noun: a city, the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. Originally named Marshall, after Marshall, Michigan.

Proper noun

Marshalltown

  1. A city, the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. Originally named Marshall, after Marshall, Michigan.
  2. An unincorporated community in Craig County, Virginia, United States.
  3. A rural community of Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, probably named after landowner Henry Brown Marshall.
  5. Former name of Marshall, Victoria, Australia.

Origin of Marshalltown

From Marshall + town.

Questions about Marshalltown

What does Marshalltown mean?
Marshalltown means a city, the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. Originally named Marshall, after Marshall, Michigan.
What part of speech is Marshalltown?
Marshalltown is a proper noun.

Words near Marshalltown in the dictionary

  1. marshalling together
  2. marshalling yard
  3. marshalling yards
  4. marshallings
  5. marshalls
  6. Marshalltown
  7. Marshally
  8. marshalment
  9. marshals
  10. marshals of the RAF
  11. marshals together

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