Platteville

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  1. 1
    A statutory town in Weld County, Colorado, United States.

    "Steinke placed Rios into the cruiser of Platteville police officer Pablo Vasquez, who was the first to arrive on the scene and parked in the middle of a marked railroad crossing."

  2. 2
    A city in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.

    "Baldwin’s supporters in Platteville – a city that backed Biden but lies in a county that pivoted from Barack Obama to Trump – were fired up, even if there was hesitation about whether Biden could win Wisconsin."

  3. 3
    A town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.

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"Steinke placed Rios into the cruiser of Platteville police officer Pablo Vasquez, who was the first to arrive on the scene and parked in the middle of a marked railroad crossing."

Etymology

From Platte + -ville.

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