Marshalltown

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proper noun

A city, the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. Originally named Marshall, after Marshall, Michigan.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. Originally named Marshall, after Marshall, Michigan.
  2. An unincorporated community in Craig County, Virginia, United States.
  3. A rural community of Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, probably named after landowner Henry Brown Marshall.
  5. Former name of Marshall, Victoria, Australia.

Origin

From Marshall + town.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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