Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Lake County, Ohio, United States.
- A township in Lake County, Ohio, that surrounds the city.
Origin
From Paine + -s- + -ville, after General Edward Paine.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Painesville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Painesville
MLA
“Painesville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Painesville. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Painesville,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Painesville.
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