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Plaquemines Parish

Today it means: One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Pointe à la Hache. Full definition →

French plaquemines

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French · borrowed fromplaquemines“Diospyros virginiana American persimmon”
English todayPlaquemines Parish

From French plaquemines (“Diospyros virginiana American persimmon”): see that entry for more.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.