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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A community in the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews and Rural Municipality of St. Clements, Manitoba, Canada.
2. 2
   A number of places in the United States:; A city and township in Will County, Illinois.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Carroll County, Indiana.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; A township in Haskell County, Kansas.
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Henry County, Kentucky.

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6. 6
   A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States:; A township in St. Joseph County, Michigan.
8. 8
   A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Niagara County, New York.
9. 9
   A number of places in the United States:; A town in Niagara County, New York, surrounding the city of the same name.
10. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Licking County, Ohio.

Etymology

From lock + port. Most places are named after locks used for navigation on canals or rivers.

Related phrases

carroll countycounty seatghost townhenry countylafourche parishlicking countynew yorkniagara countywill county

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