Trempealeau

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proper noun

A village and town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun
  1. the Trempealeau River in Wisconsin, which joins the Mississippi near Winona, Minnesota.

Origin

  1. Frenchtrempe
  2. EnglishTrempealeau

From French trempe à l'eau, shortened from La Montagne qui trempe à l'eau.

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APA

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

MLA

“Trempealeau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trempealeau. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Trempealeau,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trempealeau.

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