Edwardsville

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proper noun

A town in Cleburne County, Alabama.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Cleburne County, Alabama.
    2. A city, the county seat of Madison County, Illinois, named after Ninian Edwards.
    3. An unincorporated community in Georgetown Township, Floyd County, Indiana, named after Henry H. Edwards.
    4. A city in Wyandotte County, Kansas, named after John H. Edwards.
    5. An unincorporated community in Harlan Township, Warren County, Ohio, named after Edward Thomas.
    6. A borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
  2. A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A suburban area in Treharris community, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, named after pub landlord Edmund Edwards (OS grid ref ST0896).

Origin

From Edwards + -ville or Edward + -s- + -ville.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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