Joliet

J8O1L1I1E1T1

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Will County, also in Kendall County, Illinois.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Will County, also in Kendall County, Illinois.
    2. A township in Will County, Illinois.
    3. A town in Carbon County, Montana.
    4. A township in Platte County, Nebraska.
    5. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas.
  2. computingA file system specification that extends ISO 9660 to relax restrictions on filenames.

Origin

The city in Illinois was probably named after 17th-century explorer Louis Jolliet.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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