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Thoreau

UK/θəˈɹəʊ/US/θəˈɹoʊ/

Thoreau proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Thoreau

  1. A surname.
  2. A census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, believed to be named after Henry David Thoreau.

Words formed from Thoreau

Words that rhyme with Thoreau

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Questions about Thoreau

What does Thoreau mean?
Thoreau means a surname.
What part of speech is Thoreau?
Thoreau is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Thoreau?
Thoreau is pronounced /θəˈɹəʊ/ (UK).

Words near Thoreau in the dictionary

  1. Thorazine shuffle
  2. Thorazine shuffles
  3. thorbastnasite
  4. Thorburn
  5. Thorburns
  6. Thoreau
  7. Thoreau-esque
  8. Thoreauan
  9. Thoreauesque
  10. thoreaulite
  11. Thoreauvian

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