Mount Joy

proper noun

A community in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A community in Markham, Ontario, Canada.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Iowa.
    2. An unincorporated community in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
    3. An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio.
    4. A township in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
    5. A borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
    6. A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, north of the borough.

Origin

In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, from Mountjoy, the name of an Irish ship.

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Cite this entry
APA

Mount Joy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Joy

MLA

“Mount Joy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Joy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mount Joy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Joy.

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