Dubois

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/duˈbɔɪz//duːˈbwɑ/surname/du(ː)ˈbɔɪz/surname/du(ː)ˈbwɑ/

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Clark County, Idaho, United States.

OriginFrench Dubois →
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Meanings

Dubois1

proper nounDubois (countable and uncountable, plural Duboises or Dubois)

plural Duboises · alternative duBois · alternative du Bois · alternative Du Bois · alternative DuBois

  1. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Clark County, Idaho, United States.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Dubois County, Indiana, United States.
    3. countableuncountableA town in Wyoming, United States.
  2. countableA surname from French.

duBois2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Dubois.

DuBois3

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Dubois.
  2. A city in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States, renamed (from Rumbarger) after lumber magnate John DuBois.

Origin

  1. FrenchDubois
  2. EnglishDubois

Borrowed from French Dubois. See there for more.

More words from French

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Translations

French Dubois
  • Duboissurname
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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