stillwater

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proper noun

A community in the city of Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine.

“stillwater fly fishing”

OriginEnglish water ← Middle English water ← Old English wæter →
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Meanings

stillwater1

nounstillwater (uncountable)
  1. alternativeattributiveuncountableAlternative form of still water.

    stillwater fly fishing

Stillwater2

proper noun
  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A community in the city of Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine.
    2. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Minnesota.
    3. A township in Washington County, Minnesota.
    4. A ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada.
    5. A township in Sussex County, New Jersey.
    6. A town and village therein, in Saratoga County, New York.
    7. A community in Westchester County, New York.
    8. A township in Bowman County, North Dakota.
    9. An unincorporated community in Rush Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
    10. A city, the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma.
    11. A borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
    12. An unincorporated community in King County, Washington.
  2. A place in Canada:
    1. A neighbourhood in south-west Edmonton, Alberta.
    2. A community in St. Mary's district municipality, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
    3. A community in the Regional Municipality of West Hants, Hants County, Nova Scotia.
  3. A coastal village north of Auckland in the Auckland region, New Zealand.
  4. A settlement on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstillan
  2. Englishstill
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  5. Proto-Germanic*watōr
  6. Proto-West Germanic*watar
  7. Old Englishwæter
  8. Middle Englishwater
  9. Englishwater
  10. EnglishStillwater

From still + water.

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Cite this entry
APA

stillwater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stillwater

MLA

“stillwater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stillwater. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stillwater,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stillwater.

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