Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Kentucky, United States.
Origin
From Paint + -s- + -ville, after Paint Creek (Johnson County, Kentucky).
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APA
Paintsville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paintsville
MLA
“Paintsville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paintsville. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paintsville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paintsville.
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