Etymology

Stuttgart

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Today it means: A soil series formed in alluvium and primarily used for crops, most notably rice and also soybeans, small grains and corn, all of which ducks and geese feed on in the colder months; they are classified as alfisols but their high content of montmorillonite puts them close to the vertisol class; the series is the state soil of Arkansas. Full definition →

German Stuttgart ← Old High German stuotgarten
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Stuttgart · proper noun1

  1. Old High German · derived fromstuotgarten“stud farm”
  2. German · borrowed fromStuttgart
  3. English todayStuttgart

Unadapted borrowing from German Stuttgart, from Old High German stuotgarten (“stud farm”), from stuot (stud) + garten (garden).

Stuttgart · noun2

Named for the city of Stuttgart, Arkansas (the seat of Arkansas County's northern district), around which the soil is commonly used.

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