Kewanee

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proper noun

A city in Henry County, Illinois.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
    1. A city in Henry County, Illinois.
    2. An unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky.
    3. An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
    4. An unincorporated community in New Madrid County, Missouri.

Origin

The Illinois city's name is from the Winnebago word for the greater prairie chicken, which lived there. The Missouri unincorporated community was named after the Illinois city, the native home of a lumber official.

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APA

Kewanee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kewanee

MLA

“Kewanee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kewanee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kewanee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kewanee.

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