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Pend Oreille County

Pend Oreille County proper noun: one of 39 counties in Washington, United States. County seat: Newport.

Proper noun

Pend Oreille County

  1. One of 39 counties in Washington, United States. County seat: Newport.

Origin of Pend Oreille County

Named after the Pend d'Oreilles, indigenous people who wore earrings, from French pend d'oreille (hangs from the ear).

Questions about Pend Oreille County

What does Pend Oreille County mean?
Pend Oreille County means one of 39 counties in Washington, United States. County seat: Newport.
What part of speech is Pend Oreille County?
Pend Oreille County is a proper noun.

Words near Pend Oreille County in the dictionary

  1. pencraft
  2. pencycuron
  3. pend
  4. Pend d'Oreille
  5. Pend d'Oreilles
  6. Pend Oreille County
  7. pendant
  8. pendant light
  9. pendant lights
  10. pendanted
  11. pendantlike

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