Millersville

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proper noun

An unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois.

OriginFrench ville ← Middle French ville ← Old French ville →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in the United States.
    1. An unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois.
    2. An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
    3. An unincorporated community in Selma Township, Wexford County, Michigan.
    4. An unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
    5. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.
    6. A borough of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

      Congressional candidate Rep. Llyod Smucker walks along the route during the community parade in Millersville on Saturday. October 13, 2018.

      2018 October 21, Sam Janesch, “Meet Lloyd Smucker: Amish-born congressman seeking a second term on tax cuts and conservative record”, in Lancaster Online, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2022
    7. A city in Robertson County, Sumner County, Tennessee.
  2. A former settlement on Jarvis Island.

Origin

  1. EnglishMiller
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  3. Proto-Italic*weikslā
  4. Latinvīlla
  5. Old Frenchville
  6. Middle Frenchville
  7. Frenchville
  8. EnglishMillersville

From Miller + -s- + -ville.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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