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Winterset

Winterset proper noun: a city, the county seat of Madison County, Iowa, United States.

Proper noun

Winterset

  1. A city, the county seat of Madison County, Iowa, United States.
  2. A township in Russell County, Kansas, United States.

Origin of Winterset

In Iowa, originally to be named "Summerset", but as it was platted during a cool summer spell, it was decided to change the name to "Winterset".

Questions about Winterset

What does Winterset mean?
Winterset means a city, the county seat of Madison County, Iowa, United States.
What part of speech is Winterset?
Winterset is a proper noun.

Words near Winterset in the dictionary

  1. Winterrowd
  2. Winterrowds
  3. winters
  4. winterscape
  5. winterscapes
  6. Winterset
  7. wintersful
  8. wintersome
  9. Winterson
  10. wintersports
  11. Wintersteen

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