Gainesville

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Sumter County, Alabama.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Greene County, Arkansas, the county seat until 1884.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, home to the University of Florida. Named after Edmund P. Gaines.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, named after Edmund P. Gaines.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city, the county seat of Ozark County, Missouri, named after Gainesville, Georgia.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Wyoming County, New York, named after Edmund P. Gaines.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Cooke County, Texas, named after Edmund P. Gaines.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, probably named after Thomas Brawner Gaines.

Etymology

From Gaines + -ville.

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