Itasca

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proper noun

A village in DuPage County, Illinois.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
    1. A village in DuPage County, Illinois.
    2. A township in Sherman County, Kansas.
    3. A township in Clearwater County, Minnesota.
    4. A small city in Hill County, Texas.

Origin

A pseudo-Indian word coined by Henry Schoolcraft for Lake Itasca, the true source of the Mississippi River, from Latin veritas (“truth”) and Latin caput (“head”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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