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Massillon

Massillon proper noun: a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States.

Proper noun

Massillon

  1. A city in Stark County, Ohio, United States.
    • [in 1846 or 1847, Davis K. Carter said,] ["]I have come to deal in practical matters, and to serve notice on you, gentlemen, that we out west, comprising the backbone, not only of Ohio but of the western continent, mean business. A road is to be built from this city [Pittsburgh], through Massillon...1926 [1847], Bessie V. R. Skinner, quoting Davis K. Carter, Massillon, Once Upon a Time, Independent Publishing Company, page 27

Origin of Massillon

The city in Ohio was named in honor of Jean-Baptiste Massillon.

Questions about Massillon

What does Massillon mean?
Massillon means a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States.
What part of speech is Massillon?
Massillon is a proper noun.

Words near Massillon in the dictionary

  1. Massilians
  2. Massiliot
  3. Massiliote
  4. Massiliotes
  5. Massiliots
  6. Massillon
  7. massily
  8. Massimino
  9. Massiminos
  10. massiness
  11. massing

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