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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Irish or Scottish.

   "IMPD recruits Matthew Carroll, right, and John Calhoun, along with their other classmates take the oath of IMPD officer."

2. 2
   A city, the county seat of Gordon County, Georgia.
3. 3
   A village in Richland County, Illinois.
4. 4
   A ghost town in Cheyenne County, Kansas.
5. 5
   A home rule city, the county seat of McLean County, Kentucky.

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6. 6
   A census-designated place in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.
7. 7
   A tiny city in Henry County, Missouri.
8. 8
   The former name of a city in South Carolina, known since 1943 as Clemson.
9. 9
   A town in McMinn County, Tennessee.
10. 10
    An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
11. 11
    A neighborhood of New Berlin, Wisconsin.
12. 12
    Calhoun College.
13. 13
    Ellipsis of Calhoun County. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Synonyms

All synonyms

clemsonclemson

Example

More examples

"Calhoun had presidential hopes."

Etymology

Common anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Colquhoun.

Related phrases

Calhoun CountyFort CalhounLake Calhounbarbour countycounty seatgordon countyhenry countymclean countymcminn countyrichland countysouth carolinawest virginia

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