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North Platte

North Platte proper noun: the North Platte River, a river in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska, USA, which joins the South Platte River near the city of North Platte, forming the Platte River.

Proper noun

North Platte

  1. The North Platte River, a river in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska, USA, which joins the South Platte River near the city of North Platte, forming the Platte River.
  2. A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It was named after the river.

Questions about North Platte

What does North Platte mean?
North Platte means the North Platte River, a river in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska, USA, which joins the South Platte River near the city of North Platte, forming the Platte River.
What part of speech is North Platte?
North Platte is a proper noun.

Words near North Platte in the dictionary

  1. North Philadelphia
  2. North Phyongan
  3. North Pingan
  4. North Plainfield
  5. North Plains
  6. North Platte
  7. North Poblacion
  8. North Point
  9. north pole
  10. North Pole of inaccessibility
  11. north poles

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