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Tigertown

Tigertown proper noun: a ghost town in Washington County, Texas, United States.

Proper noun

Tigertown

  1. A ghost town in Washington County, Texas, United States.
  2. Nickname for Clemson: a city in Pickens County and Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. Alternative form of Tiger Town.
    • Coach Eddie Griffin arrived in Tigertown in 1984 and his impact was felt immediately.2001 July, Sam Blackman, Bob Bradley, Chuck Kriese, “Discontinued Sports”, in Clemson: Where The Tigers Play, Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing, LLC, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 201
    • Checking the mail with bated breath daily for more good news rewarded us on February 16, 2016, this time with an envelope covered in orange Tiger paw prints that shouted, "You are Tigertown Bound!" Nick was accepted to Clemson and was Tigertown bound for the engineering program.2023 December 5, Suzanne J. Roragen, Unconditional, Forefront Books, →ISBN, page 188

Questions about Tigertown

What does Tigertown mean?
Tigertown means a ghost town in Washington County, Texas, United States.
What part of speech is Tigertown?
Tigertown is a proper noun.

Words near Tigertown in the dictionary

  1. tigerstripe
  2. tigerstripes
  3. Tigert
  4. tigertail
  5. tigertails
  6. Tigertown
  7. Tigerts
  8. Tigerville
  9. tigerware
  10. tigerwood
  11. tigery

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