De Kalb

proper noun

A town in New York.

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Meanings

De Kalb1

proper noun
  1. A town in New York.
  2. A city in Illinois.
  3. A city in Texas.
  4. A town, the county seat of Kemper County, Mississippi.
  5. A city in Missouri.
  6. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

de Kalb2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

Named for Johann de Kalb, a Franconian-French military officer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

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APA

De Kalb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/De%20Kalb

MLA

“De Kalb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/De%20Kalb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “De Kalb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/De%20Kalb.

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