Morgantown

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proper noun

A town in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.

OriginEnglish town ← Middle English toun ← Old English tūn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
  2. A home rule city, the county seat of Butler County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Adams County, Mississippi, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States.
  7. A neighbourhood of Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States.
  8. A census-designated place in Berks County and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  9. A city, the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin

  1. EnglishMorgan
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*duh₂-nós?
  4. Proto-Celtic*dūnom
  5. Proto-Germanic*tūną
  6. Proto-West Germanic*tūn
  7. Old Englishtūn
  8. Middle Englishtoun
  9. Englishtown
  10. EnglishMorgantown

From Morgan + town, from various namesakes.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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