name · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɛtəʊ
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Meaning 1
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama.
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Meaning 2
A number of places in the United States:
A former community in Plumas County, California.
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Meaning 3
A number of places in the United States:
A city and historic district in Manatee County, Florida.
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Meaning 4
A number of places in the United States:
A city mostly in Fulton County, Georgia.
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Meaning 5
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
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Meaning 6
A number of places in the United States:
A village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
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Meaning 7
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri.
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Meaning 8
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
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Meaning 9
Any of various fan palms of the family Arecaceae, especially Sabal palmetto or the saw palmetto, Serenoa repens.
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Meaning 10
A hat made of palmetto leaves.
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Meaning 11
A native or resident of the US state of South Carolina.
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Meaning 12
any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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