Meanings
- The name of several places in the United States of America:
- A small city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
- A small city in Audrain County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Ripley County, Missouri.
- A small village in Dixon County, Nebraska.
- A town in Lewis County, New York.
- A village in Knox County, Ohio.
- A borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of Berkeley County, West Virginia.
Origin
From Martin + -s- + -burg. * (Indiana): Founded in 1818 by Dr. Abner Martin.
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Martinsburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Martinsburg
“Martinsburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Martinsburg. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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