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Murphysboro

Murphysboro proper noun: a city, the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States.

Proper noun

Murphysboro

  1. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States.
  2. A township in Jackson County, Illinois.

Origin of Murphysboro

From the surname Murphy + -s- + -boro.

Questions about Murphysboro

What does Murphysboro mean?
Murphysboro means a city, the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States.
What part of speech is Murphysboro?
Murphysboro is a proper noun.

Words near Murphysboro in the dictionary

  1. Murphy's triad
  2. Murphy-Lane bone skid
  3. Murphying
  4. Murphys
  5. Murphys Creek
  6. Murphysboro
  7. murr
  8. murra
  9. Murra Warra
  10. Murrabit
  11. Murrabit West

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