Etymology

Fort Dix

Today it means: A census-designated place and army base in the townships of New Hanover, Pemberton and Springfield, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. Full definition →

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The story

Originally named Camp Dix, after John Adams Dix, and renamed in 1939.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.