Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States.
Origin
From king + -s- + tree. Originally named Williamsburg, it was renamed after the King's Tree, a white pine marked by a surveyor and claimed for the king, being deemed suitable for a ship's mast.
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APA
Kingstree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingstree
MLA
“Kingstree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingstree. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kingstree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingstree.
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