Princeville

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in L'Érable, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.
  2. 2
    A town in Kauai, Hawaii, United States.
  3. 3
    A village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States, named after early settler Daniel Prince.
  4. 4
    A town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States, named after founder Turner Prince.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French Princeville, from Prince + -ville, named for Pierre Prince, an early settler.

Etymology 2

From prince + -ville, named for the Hawaiian prince Albert Kamehameha. Cf. Kingsville, Queensville, Princeton, Princetown, and Princes Town.

Etymology 3

From the surname Prince + -ville.

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