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Quincy

/ˈkwɪnsi/

Quincy proper noun: a surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Quincy

  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. (US) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name.
  4. A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
  5. A census-designated place, the county seat of Plumas County, California. Originally named Quinsy.
  6. A city, the county seat of Gadsden County, Florida.
  7. A city, the county seat of Adams County, Illinois.
  8. A township in Adams County, Illinois.
  9. An unincorporated community in Taylor Township, Owen County, Indiana.
  10. An unincorporated community and township in Adams County, Iowa.
  11. An unincorporated community and township in Greenwood County, Kansas.
  12. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Kentucky.
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  1. A city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    • ‘Adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts, is a township named Quincy.’2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 205
  2. A township and village therein, in Branch County, Michigan.
  3. A township in Houghton County, Michigan.
  4. A township in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
  5. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
  6. An unincorporated community in Hickory County, Missouri.
  7. A village in Miami Township, Logan County, Ohio.
  8. An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon.
  9. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
  10. A city in Grant County, Washington.
  11. Synonym of Dickinson, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  12. A town and ghost town therein, in Adams County, Wisconsin.

Noun

Quincy (usually uncountable, plural Quincies)

  1. (usually) A kind of dry white wine made from Sauvignon blanc grapes grown near Quincy in the Loire valley.
    Synonyms:
    Sauvignon blanc
  2. (US, euphemistic, obsolete, slang, usually) A toilet: a fixture for urination and defecation, particularly (humorous) as a personification of the device.
    • I'll be right back. I need to go visit Quincy.
    Synonyms:
    toilet

Synonyms of Quincy

Forms of Quincy

pluralQuincies

Origin of Quincy

A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”). Use in reference to toilets derives from President John Quincy Adams, who was the first to have one installed at the White House.

Words formed from Quincy

Questions about Quincy

What does Quincy mean?
Quincy means a surname from Old French.
What part of speech is Quincy?
Quincy can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Quincy?
Quincy is pronounced /ˈkwɪnsi/.

Words near Quincy in the dictionary

  1. quincunxes
  2. quincunxial
  3. quincunxially
  4. quincuple
  5. quincuplex
  6. Quincy
  7. Quinde
  8. quindec-
  9. quindecad
  10. quindecads
  11. quindecagon

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