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Vermillion County

Vermillion County proper noun: one of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Newport. It borders onto Vermilion County in Illinois.

Proper noun

Vermillion County

  1. One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Newport. It borders onto Vermilion County in Illinois.

Origin of Vermillion County

Named after the (southbound) Vermilion River, the spelling is apparently influenced by French vermillon.

Questions about Vermillion County

What does Vermillion County mean?
Vermillion County means one of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Newport. It borders onto Vermilion County in Illinois.
What part of speech is Vermillion County?
Vermillion County is a proper noun.

Words near Vermillion County in the dictionary

  1. vermilionizes
  2. vermilionizing
  3. vermilions
  4. vermilled
  5. vermillion
  6. Vermillion County
  7. vermillioned
  8. vermillioning
  9. vermillions
  10. vermily
  11. Vermilyea

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