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Owensboro

Owensboro proper noun: a city, the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States.

Proper noun

Owensboro

  1. A city, the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States.

Origin of Owensboro

From Owen + -s- + -boro, named after Abraham Owen; originally Owensborough.

Questions about Owensboro

What does Owensboro mean?
Owensboro means a city, the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States.
What part of speech is Owensboro?
Owensboro is a proper noun.

Words near Owensboro in the dictionary

  1. Owenite
  2. Owenites
  3. Owenmore
  4. Owens
  5. Owens Gap
  6. Owensboro
  7. Owensby
  8. Owensbys
  9. owensite
  10. Owenton
  11. Owenyo

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