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Mecklenburg County

Mecklenburg County proper noun: one of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Charlotte.

Proper noun

Mecklenburg County

  1. One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Charlotte.
    • “Remember, Iryna Zarutska survived in Ukraine in a bomb shelter,” said Kyle Kirby, chair of the Mecklenburg County Republican Party. “In war-torn Ukraine, she made her way from that country to Charlotte, seeking refuge and promise, and she was given the edge of a knife.”2025 September 10, Holly Yan, Jeff Winter, “Suspect in Charlotte train stabbing that killed a Ukrainian refugee is charged with a federal crime. Here’s what we know”, in CNN
  2. One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Boydton.

Origin of Mecklenburg County

Both counties were named after Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Words formed from Mecklenburg County

  • Mecklenburg Resolves

Questions about Mecklenburg County

What does Mecklenburg County mean?
Mecklenburg County means one of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Charlotte.
What part of speech is Mecklenburg County?
Mecklenburg County is a proper noun.

Words near Mecklenburg County in the dictionary

  1. Meckel-Serres law
  2. Meckelian
  3. Meckelian groove
  4. Meckhe
  5. Mecklenburg
  6. Mecklenburg County
  7. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  8. Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
  9. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
  10. Mecklenburger
  11. Mecklenburgers

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