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Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh proper noun: a town (township) in Clinton County, northern upper New York state, United States, named after Zephaniah Platt.

Proper noun

Plattsburgh

  1. A town (township) in Clinton County, northern upper New York state, United States, named after Zephaniah Platt.
  2. A city, the county seat of Clinton County, upper New York.
  3. An unincorporated community in Harmony Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States.
  4. A habitational surname.

Origin of Plattsburgh

From Platt + -s- + -burgh.

Questions about Plattsburgh

What does Plattsburgh mean?
Plattsburgh means a town (township) in Clinton County, northern upper New York state, United States, named after Zephaniah Platt.
What part of speech is Plattsburgh?
Plattsburgh is a proper noun.

Words near Plattsburgh in the dictionary

  1. platting
  2. plattings
  3. plattnerite
  4. platts
  5. Plattsburg
  6. Plattsburgh
  7. Plattsburgh-Burlington-Montreal
  8. Plattsmouth
  9. platy
  10. platy-
  11. platybasia

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