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Princeville

Princeville proper noun: a city in L'Érable, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.

Proper noun (1)

Princeville

  1. A city in L'Érable, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.

Proper noun (2)

Princeville

  1. A town in Kauai, Hawaii, United States.

Proper noun (3)

Princeville

  1. A village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States, named after early settler Daniel Prince.
  2. A town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States, named after founder Turner Prince.

Origin of Princeville

From French Princeville, from Prince + -ville, named for Pierre Prince, an early settler.

From prince + -ville, named for the Hawaiian prince Albert Kamehameha. Cf. Kingsville, Queensville, Princeton, Princetown, and Princes Town.

From the surname Prince + -ville.

Questions about Princeville

What does Princeville mean?
Princeville means a city in L'Érable, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.
What part of speech is Princeville?
Princeville is a proper noun.

Words near Princeville in the dictionary

  1. Princeton orange
  2. Princeton rub
  3. Princetonian
  4. Princetonians
  5. Princetown
  6. Princeville
  7. princewood
  8. princex
  9. princexes
  10. princier
  11. princiest

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