Janesville

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proper noun

A census-designated place in Lassen County, California, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A census-designated place in Lassen County, California, United States.
  2. A small city in Black Hawk County and Bremer County, Iowa, United States, named after Jane McPherson Barrick.
  3. A city and township in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States.
  4. A city, the county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Henry F. Janes.

    Whether the closure of this fabled 4.8-million-square-foot facility does or does not destroy Janesville is for the reader to decide.

    2017 April 19, Jennifer Senior, “In ‘Janesville,’ When the G.M. Plant Closed, Havoc Followed”, in The New York Times
  5. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States, adjacent to the city of the same name.

Origin

From Jane + -s- + -ville or Janes + -ville.

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Cite this entry
APA

Janesville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Janesville

MLA

“Janesville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Janesville. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Janesville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Janesville.

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