Americus

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/əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kʊs//əˈmɛɹ.ə.kʊs//əˈmɛɹ.kʊs/

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Sumter County, Georgia, United States.

OriginLatin Americus →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Sumter County, Georgia, United States.
  2. A census-designated place in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States.
  3. A small city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States.
  5. A male given name.

Origin

  1. LatinAmericus
  2. EnglishAmericus

Learned borrowing from Latin Americus.

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Cite this entry
APA

Americus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Americus

MLA

“Americus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Americus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Americus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Americus.

Source: Americus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.