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Papillion

Papillion proper noun: a city, the county seat of Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States.

Proper noun (1)

Papillion

  1. A city, the county seat of Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States.

Proper noun (2)

Papillion (plural Papillions)

  1. A surname from Old French.

Forms of Papillion

pluralPapillions

Origin of Papillion

Named after Papillion Creek, derived from French papillon. See also a quotation at opposit.

From Old French papillon (“butterfly”), possibly a nickname for a rash or inconstant person.

Questions about Papillion

What does Papillion mean?
Papillion means a city, the county seat of Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States.
What part of speech is Papillion?
Papillion is a proper noun.

Words near Papillion in the dictionary

  1. papilledema
  2. papilledemas
  3. papilliferous
  4. papilliform
  5. papilliforms
  6. Papillion
  7. papillionaceous
  8. papillionoid
  9. Papillions
  10. papillitis
  11. papillo-

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