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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from German.
2. 2
   A number of places in the United States:; A part of Dewey-Humboldt, Yavapai County, Arizona, previously unincorporated.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; A village in Coles County, Illinois.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; A city in Humboldt County, Iowa.
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Allen County, Kansas.

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6. 6
   A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Kittson County, Minnesota.
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Richardson County, Nebraska.
8. 8
   A number of places in the United States:; A community in Nevada.
9. 9
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio.
10. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Portland, Oregon.
11. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
12. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Gibson County and Madison County, Tennessee.
13. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and unincorporated community in Brown County, Wisconsin.
14. 14
    A city in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Synonyms

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baron friedrich heinrich alexander von humboldtbaron karl wilhelm von humboldt

Example

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"The Humboldt current is a cold ocean current that flows north along the west coast of South America."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Humboldt.

Related phrases

Dewey-HumboldtHumboldt BayHumboldt CityHumboldt CountyHumboldt GlacierHumboldt LakeHumboldt MountainsHumboldt ParkHumboldt PeakHumboldt RangeHumboldt penguinHumboldt squid

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