Doylestown

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proper noun

A village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States.
  2. A borough, the county seat of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  3. A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  4. A village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States.

Origin

From Doyle + -s- + town. * (Ohio): Laid out in 1827 by William Doyle. * (Pennsylvania): In March 1745 William Doyle obtained a license to build a tavern on what is now the northwest corner of Dyers Road and Coryell’s Ferry Road (now Main and State Streets), known as “William Doyle’s Tavern”; its strategic location allowed the hamlet to grow into a village.

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APA

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

MLA

“Doylestown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doylestown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Doylestown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doylestown.

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