Lakeville

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proper noun

A community in Carleton County, New Brunswick.

OriginFrench ville ← Middle French ville ← Old French ville →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in Canada.
    1. A community in Carleton County, New Brunswick.
    2. A community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
    3. A community in Kings County, Nova Scotia.
  2. A number of places in the United States.
    1. An unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California.
    2. A census-designated place in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

      Torn died Tuesday at his home in Lakeville, Connecticut with his family by his side, Miramontez said.

      2019 July 10, Megan Thomas, Hollie Silverman, “Rip Torn, actor best known for ‘Men in Black’ and ‘The Larry Sanders Show,’ dies at 88”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2024
    3. A town in Union Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
    4. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
    5. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
      1 more example

      Now, the clerk, Carly Nunes, 23, of Lakeville, Massachusetts, has been indicted by a grand jury on one count each of larceny from a building, attempted larceny, presentation of a false claim and witness intimidation, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said. […] Investigators posted flyers with screengrab shots of the man from surveillance video, canvassed the Lakeville area and questioned other customers rightful ticket-buyer’s identity, the district attorney’s office said.

      2023 May 18, Alisha Ebrahimji, “A liquor store clerk was indicted after she allegedly tried to claim a winning $3 million lottery ticket left by a customer”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2026
    6. A city in Dakota County, Minnesota.

      In Lakeville, Minnesota, Ronda Beck is also waiting for help from LIHEAP to cover the electric bill.

      2025 October 31, Isabelle Khurshudyan, Tami Luhby, “‘I feel guilty eating a meal’: Low-income families prepare to lose access to billions in federal aid”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2025
      1 more example

      Screenshots DHS posted on X on Monday afternoon appear to show emails from a Hilton address stating that immigration agents are not allowed to stay at the Hampton Inn Lakeville property, located in a suburb south of Minneapolis.

      2026 January 5, Isabelle Khurshudyan, Tami Luhby, “DHS alleges Hilton canceled agent hotel reservations as immigration crackdown escalates in Minneapolis”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2026
    7. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Livonia, Livingston County, New York.
    8. Former name of Lake Success, the village in Nassau County, New York, until about 1927.
    9. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Holmes County, Ohio.
    10. A village in Paupack Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leg-
  2. Proto-Germanic*lekanądeverb.
  3. Proto-Germanic*lakō
  4. Proto-West Germanic*laku
  5. Old Englishlacu
  6. Middle Englishlake
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lókus
  8. Proto-Italic*lakus
  9. Latinlacuslbor.?
  10. Old Frenchlac
  11. Middle Englishlac
  12. Englishlake
  13. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  14. Proto-Italic*weikslā
  15. Latinvīlla
  16. Old Frenchville
  17. Middle Frenchville
  18. Frenchville
  19. EnglishLakeville

From lake + -ville.

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Cite this entry
APA

Lakeville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lakeville

MLA

“Lakeville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lakeville. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lakeville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lakeville.

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