Hattiesburg

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  1. 1
    A city, the county seat of Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. A small portion of the city is in Lamar County.

    "“First you go to Hattiesburg,” Kinney said. “That should be fairly easy. It’s written big on the map.”"

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"“First you go to Hattiesburg,” Kinney said. “That should be fairly easy. It’s written big on the map.”"

Etymology

From Hattie (“female name”) + -burg.

Related phrases

county seatforrest countylamar county

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