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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A number of places in the United States:; A town in Garrett County, Maryland.
2. 2
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and township in Linn County, Missouri, both named after Ulysses S. Grant.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; A city in Tooele County, Utah, named after Mormon leader Col. George D. Grant.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Calhoun County, West Virginia, named after Ulysses S. Grant.

Etymology

From Grant + -s- + -ville.

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