Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Adair County, Missouri, United States.
Origin
From Kirk (“surname”) + -ville.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Kirksville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirksville
MLA
“Kirksville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirksville. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kirksville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirksville.
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