Mendota

M3E1N1D2O1T1A1

proper noun

A city in Fresno County, California.

OriginDakota bdóte →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Fresno County, California.
    2. A city in LaSalle County, Illinois.
    3. A township in LaSalle County, Illinois.
    4. A minor city in Dakota County, Minnesota.
    5. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Virginia.
    6. An extinct town in Lewis County, Washington.

Origin

  1. Dakotabdóte“mouth or junction of one river with another”
  2. EnglishMendota

From Dakota bdóte (“mouth or junction of one river with another”).

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APA

Mendota. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mendota

MLA

“Mendota.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mendota. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mendota,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mendota.

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