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Van Buren

Van Buren proper noun: a surname from Dutch.

Proper noun

Van Buren

  1. A surname from Dutch.
  2. A city, the county seat of Crawford County, Arkansas.
  3. A town in Grant County, Indiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
  5. A town and census-designated place in Aroostook County, Maine.
  6. A small city, the county seat of Carter County, Missouri.
  7. A town in Onondaga County, New York.
  8. A village in Hancock County, Ohio.
  9. An unincorporated community in Hardeman County, Tennessee.
  10. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Wisconsin.
  11. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Van Buren Township.

Origin of Van Buren

Dutch and Jewish surname, from van + several places in the Netherlands (such as Buren in Gelderland) containing the Middle Dutch word buur (“house, shed”), which is also related to buur (“neighbor”).

Words formed from Van Buren

Questions about Van Buren

What does Van Buren mean?
Van Buren means a surname from Dutch.
What part of speech is Van Buren?
Van Buren is a proper noun.

Words near Van Buren in the dictionary

  1. van Arkel–Ketelaar triangles
  2. Van Beuren
  3. Van Blarcom
  4. Van Blarcoms
  5. van Bogaert-Scherer-Epstein syndrome
  6. Van Buren
  7. Van Buren County
  8. Van Camp
  9. Van Camp accounting
  10. Van cat
  11. Van cats

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