Kearney

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. 3
    A town and municipality of Ontario.
  4. 4
    A city in Missouri.
  5. 5
    A city, the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska.
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  1. 6
    A lake in Nova Scotia.

Example

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"She went to the University of Nebraska at Kearney and spoke with strange accent were everything she said sounded like a question."

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Ó Ceithearnaigh.

Related phrases

Kearney Countybuffalo countycounty seatnova scotia

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