"Hicksville" meaning in All languages combined

See Hicksville on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Hicksvilles [plural]
Etymology: hick + -s- + -ville (sense 2). In Ohio and Long Island (New York) at least, from the surname Hicks + -ville. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hick|-s-|-ville}} hick + -s- + -ville, {{q|sense 2}} (sense 2), {{af|en|Hicks|-ville}} Hicks + -ville Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Hicksville (countable and uncountable, plural Hicksvilles)
  1. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Arkansas.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Arkansas, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Hicksville-en-name-FQ068VvO Categories (other): English terms interfixed with -s-, English terms suffixed with -ville Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 15 15 28 29 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ville: 15 15 28 29 12
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    A hamlet and census-designated place in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, New York.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in New York, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in New York, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Hicksville-en-name-rXgG747B Categories (other): English terms interfixed with -s-, English terms suffixed with -ville Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 15 15 28 29 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ville: 15 15 28 29 12
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    A village in Defiance County, Ohio.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Ohio, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Hicksville-en-name-FYDRTN1c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -s-, English terms suffixed with -ville Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 40 37 4 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 15 15 28 29 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ville: 15 15 28 29 12
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Bland County, Virginia.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Virginia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Hicksville-en-name-RH6bTo8S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -s-, English terms suffixed with -ville Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 40 37 4 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 15 15 28 29 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ville: 15 15 28 29 12
  5. (Canada, US, humorous) A hamlet or small rural community populated by hicks. Tags: Canada, US, countable, humorous, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Hicksville-en-name-nMGW4h41 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English terms interfixed with -s-, English terms suffixed with -ville Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 15 15 28 29 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ville: 15 15 28 29 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hicksville Related terms: remote place

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "hamlet",
          "hamlet"
        ],
        [
          "rural",
          "rural"
        ],
        [
          "community",
          "community"
        ],
        [
          "hick",
          "hick"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Canada, US, humorous) A hamlet or small rural community populated by hicks."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US",
        "countable",
        "humorous",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hicksville"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hicksville"
}

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