Meanings
proper noun
- One of 46 counties in South Carolina, United States. County seat: Walterboro.
Firefighters from multiple fire departments responded to the fire at Edisto Beach in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon. The house is owned by Judge Diane Goodstein and her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein.
2025 October 6, Cindy Von Quednow, “South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge”, in CNN, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2025
Origin
Named after Sir John Colleton.
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APA
Colleton County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colleton%20County
MLA
“Colleton County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colleton%20County. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Colleton County,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colleton%20County.
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