Forestville

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UK/ˈfɒɹɪstvɪl/

proper noun

A suburb of Sydney in the Northern Beaches council area, New South Wales, Australia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Sydney in the Northern Beaches council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States.
  3. A neighbourhood of the city of Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
  4. A township and ghost town therein, in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States.
  5. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York, United States.
  6. A town in La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality, Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada

Origin

From forest + -ville. The town in Quebec is Named after Grant William Forrest, superintendent of the Price Company, which once operated a sawmill in the area. It was originally spelled Forrestville.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Fosterville
Cite this entry
APA

Forestville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Forestville

MLA

“Forestville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Forestville. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Forestville,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Forestville.

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