What does "danville" mean?
A city in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
Danville
name
name ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A city in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
- Grammar: danville is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: family name, last name, place name, toponym.
- Useful contrasts: forename, given name.
- Usage evidence: In the original series, played at Williamsport, Pa., Taiwan won its seventh world championship in ten years. A team from P'ing-tung, a small village in southern Taiwan, beat the U.S. West champs, the San Ramon Valley Little Leaguers of Danville, Calif., 11-1 in the final game.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A city in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
- 2 An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Alabama, United States.
- 3 A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Yell County.
- 4 A town in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
"In the original series, played at Williamsport, Pa., Taiwan won its seventh world championship in ten years. A team from P'ing-tung, a small village in southern Taiwan, beat the U.S. West champs, the San Ramon Valley Little Leaguers of Danville, Calif., 11-1 in the final game."
- 5 A town in Twiggs County and Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States.
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- 6 A city, the county seat of Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.
- 7 A town, the county seat of Hendricks County, Indiana, United States.
- 8 A small city in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States.
- 9 A tiny city in Harper County, Kansas, United States.
- 10 A home rule city, the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States.
- 11 An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.
- 12 An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland.
- 13 A ghost town in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States.
- 14 A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States.
- 15 A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
- 16 A village in Knox County, Ohio, United States.
- 17 A borough, the county seat of Montour County, Pennsylvania.
- 18 An unincorporated community in Gregg County, Texas, United States.
- 19 A town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States.
- 20 An independent city in Virginia, United States.
- 21 An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ferry County, Washington, United States.
- 22 A town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
- 23 An unincorporated community in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.
- 24 A suburb of Pretoria, South Africa.
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
forenamegiven name
Example
"In the original series, played at Williamsport, Pa., Taiwan won its seventh world championship in ten years. A team from P'ing-tung, a small village in southern Taiwan, beat the U.S. West champs, the San Ramon Valley Little Leaguers of Danville, Calif., 11-1 in the final game."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "danville"?
Common synonyms include: family name, last name, place name, toponym.
How do you use "danville" in a sentence?
In the original series, played at Williamsport, Pa., Taiwan won its seventh world championship in ten years. A team from P'ing-tung, a small village in southern Taiwan, beat the U.S. West champs, the San Ramon Valley Little Leaguers of Danville, Calif., 11-1 in the final game.
Etymology
Most likely from various people named Dan + -ville.