Earlville

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proper noun

A city in LaSalle County, Illinois.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
    1. A city in LaSalle County, Illinois.
    2. A minor city in Delaware County, Iowa, named after settler George M. Earl.
    3. A village in Madison County and Chenango County, New York, named after Jonas Earl.
  2. A suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia, named after the Earl family.

Origin

From the surname Earl + -ville.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Earlville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Earlville. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Earlville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Earlville.

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