Janesville

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A census-designated place in Lassen County, California, United States.
  2. 2
    A small city in Black Hawk County and Bremer County, Iowa, United States, named after Jane McPherson Barrick.
  3. 3
    A city and township in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States.
  4. 4
    A city, the county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Henry F. Janes.

    "Whether the closure of this fabled 4.8-million-square-foot facility does or does not destroy Janesville is for the reader to decide."

  5. 5
    A town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States, adjacent to the city of the same name.

Example

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"Whether the closure of this fabled 4.8-million-square-foot facility does or does not destroy Janesville is for the reader to decide."

Etymology

From Jane + -s- + -ville or Janes + -ville.

Related phrases

black hawk countybremer countycounty seatlassen countyrock countywaseca county

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