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From Lecompte + -ton, being named after Samuel Dexter Lecompte.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lecompton
Today it means: A minor city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. Full definition →
Today it means: A minor city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. Full definition →
From Lecompte + -ton, being named after Samuel Dexter Lecompte.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.