Crescent Springs

proper noun

A city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.

Meanings

Origin

In Kentucky, refers either to the shape of the tracks crossing through the community or to New Orleans's nickname "the Crescent City" after its shape beside the Mississippi River.

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Crescent Springs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crescent%20Springs

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“Crescent Springs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crescent%20Springs. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Crescent Springs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crescent%20Springs.

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