Meanings
- A city, the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States.
Origin
From Elizabeth + -ton, after the wives of two pioneers.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Elizabethton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elizabethton
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