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Rossville

Rossville proper noun: a city in Walker County, Georgia, named after John Ross (Cherokee chief).

rossville: a city in Walker County, Georgia, named after John Ross (Cherokee chief)
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Proper noun

Rossville

  1. A city in Walker County, Georgia, named after John Ross (Cherokee chief).
  2. A village in Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.
  3. A town in Ross Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa.
  5. A small city in Shawnee County, Kansas.
  6. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland.
  7. A community in Muirkirk, Prince George's County, Maryland.
  8. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Missouri.
  9. A neighbourhood of Staten Island, New York City.
  10. An unincorporated community in Miami County, Ohio.
  11. A ghost town in Knox County, Ohio.
  12. A town in Fayette County, Tennessee.
  13. A town in the Shire of Cook, northern Queensland, Australia.

Origin of Rossville

From the surname Ross + -ville.

Questions about Rossville

What does Rossville mean?
Rossville means a city in Walker County, Georgia, named after John Ross (Cherokee chief).
What part of speech is Rossville?
Rossville is a proper noun.

Words near Rossville in the dictionary

  1. Rossotrudnichestvo
  2. Rossovich
  3. Rossow
  4. Rossows
  5. Rossum
  6. Rossville
  7. Rossy
  8. rost
  9. Rostad
  10. Rostads
  11. rostafuroxin

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