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Naperville

Naperville proper noun: a city in DuPage County and Will County, Illinois, United States.

Proper noun

Naperville

  1. A city in DuPage County and Will County, Illinois, United States.
    • As a young Asian American, I was lucky growing up in an inclusive suburb, where although known to be predominantly Caucasian, all blends of cultures and ethnicities were embodied in the school populations. That said, the “K-wave” had not reached the depths of Naperville yet, and I remember K-pop...2021 December 14, Hibaq Farah, quoting Zee S, “‘BTS taught me that I am worthy’: readers on why they love the K-pop superstars”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2022

Origin of Naperville

From the surname Naper + -ville.

Questions about Naperville

What does Naperville mean?
Naperville means a city in DuPage County and Will County, Illinois, United States.
What part of speech is Naperville?
Naperville is a proper noun.

Words near Naperville in the dictionary

  1. naperers
  2. Naperian
  3. Naperian logarithm
  4. Naperian logarithms
  5. naperies
  6. Naperville
  7. napery
  8. napes
  9. napestrap
  10. Napgate
  11. napha water

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