killeen

K5I1L1L1E1E1N1

noun

An ancient Irish burial ground.

OriginIrish Ó Cillín →
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Meanings

killeen1

nounkilleen (plural killeens)

plural killeens

  1. An ancient Irish burial ground.

Killeen2

proper nounKilleen (countable and uncountable, plural Killeens)

plural Killeens · alternative Killian · alternative Killion

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableThe name of a few villages in Ireland.
  3. countableuncountableA city in Bell County, Texas, United States.

    The Killeen Police Department told CNN they became involved after a request from Animal Control but didn’t offer more details on how the arrest unfolded.

    2025 July 8, Zoe Sottile, “He was born to a US citizen soldier on an army base in Germany. Now he’s been deported to Jamaica, a country he’d never been to”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2025

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Cillín
  2. EnglishKilleen

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cillín.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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