Crossville

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States; after many crossroads.
  2. 2
    A village in White County, Illinois, United States; named after Thomas Cross.
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States; after a crossroads,

Etymology

From either cross (“crossroads”) or the surname Cross + -ville.

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