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Tompkins County

Tompkins County proper noun: one of 62 counties in New York, United States. County seat: Ithaca.

Proper noun

Tompkins County

  1. One of 62 counties in New York, United States. County seat: Ithaca.
    • On Nov. 7, Keem was arrested on a court warrant in the Town of Dryden by members of the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office and Cortland County Sheriff’s Office.2025 November 10, Madeline Adams, “Man arrested for murder after month-long investigation”, in WWNY-TV, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2026

Origin of Tompkins County

Named after Daniel D. Tompkins.

Questions about Tompkins County

What does Tompkins County mean?
Tompkins County means one of 62 counties in New York, United States. County seat: Ithaca.
What part of speech is Tompkins County?
Tompkins County is a proper noun.

Words near Tompkins County in the dictionary

  1. tompang
  2. tompion
  3. tompions
  4. Tompkin
  5. Tompkins
  6. Tompkins County
  7. Tompkinson
  8. Tompkinsville
  9. Tompojevci
  10. tompon
  11. tompons

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