Clark County

proper noun

One of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Arkadelphia.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Arkadelphia.
  2. One of 44 counties in Idaho, United States. County seat: Dubois.
  3. One of 102 counties in Illinois, United States. County seat: Marshall.
  4. One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Jeffersonville.
  5. One of 105 counties in Kansas, United States. County seat: Ashland.
  6. One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Winchester.
  7. One of 114 counties in Missouri, United States. County seat: Kahoka.
  8. One of 16 counties in Nevada, United States. County seat: Las Vegas.

    The buyers aim to bring preliminary project plans to Clark County within 60 days, Tyler said.

    2021 August 19, Eli Segall, “Tiny Nevada desert town sells for $8M”, in Las Vegas Review-Journal, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2021
    1 more example

    Nancy Kidwell started the town in South Clark County off US 95 in the mid-1960’s when the area was nothing but dirt and wide-open sky.

    2021 August 20, John Langeler, Justin Hopkins, “Founder of Cal-Nev-Ari reflects on sale of tiny town”, in 8 News Now, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2022
  9. One of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Springfield.
  10. One of 66 counties in South Dakota, United States. County seat: Clark.
  11. One of 39 counties in Washington, United States. County seat: Vancouver.

    Synonyms: Clarke County

  12. One of 72 counties in Wisconsin, United States. County seat: Neillsville.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounOne of 39 counties in Washington, United States. County seat: Vancouver.

Origin

Named after George Rogers Clark (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio), William Clark (Arkansas, Missouri, Washington), Sam K. Clark (Idaho), Charles F. Clarke (Kansas), William A. Clark (Nevada), Newton Clark (South Dakota), and of uncertain origin (Wisconsin).

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APA

Clark County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clark%20County

MLA

“Clark County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clark%20County. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clark County,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clark%20County.

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