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Sumter

/ˈsʌmtɚ/

Sumter proper noun: a surname.

sumter: a surname
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Proper noun

Sumter

  1. A surname.
    • Thomas Sumter, hero of the American Revolution.
  2. A city, the county seat of Sumter County, South Carolina, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Valley County, Nebraska, United States.

Words formed from Sumter

Questions about Sumter

What does Sumter mean?
Sumter means a surname.
What part of speech is Sumter?
Sumter is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sumter?
Sumter is pronounced /ˈsʌmtɚ/.

Words near Sumter in the dictionary

  1. sumscore
  2. sumscores
  3. sumset
  4. sumsets
  5. Sumski
  6. Sumter
  7. Sumter County
  8. sumthang
  9. sumthin'
  10. sumthing
  11. sumti

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