Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States.
Origin
From Emmet + -s- + -burg, named after Robert Emmet.
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APA
Emmetsburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emmetsburg
MLA
“Emmetsburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emmetsburg. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Emmetsburg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emmetsburg.
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