Meanings
proper noun
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city, the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota.
It can be difficult to pin down the charm of Duluth in one easy phrase. It’s a small port city with an even smaller-town feel, nestled in the northern woods of the state, two and a half hours north of Minneapolis-St. Paul.
2024 June 23, Kathleen Murphy, “‘It’s cooler by the lake’: Why Duluth is proving to be a Superior travel spot”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2024 - A ghost town in Grant County, Nebraska.
- A census-designated place in Clark County, Washington, named after Duluth, Minnesota.
Origin
After French soldier and explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 德盧斯 /德卢斯
- 德盧斯 /德卢斯 (délúsī)city in St. Louis County, Minnesota
Greek Ντουλούθ
- Ντουλούθ (Ntouloúth)city in St. Louis County, Minnesota
Japanese ダルース
- ダルース (darūsu)city in St. Louis County, Minnesota
Korean 덜루스
- 덜루스 (deolruseu)city in St. Louis County, Minnesota
Cite this entry
APA
Duluth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Duluth
MLA
“Duluth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Duluth. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Duluth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Duluth.
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