"DeKalb" meaning in English

See DeKalb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: DeKalbs [plural]
Etymology: From de Kalb. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|~}} DeKalb (countable and uncountable, plural DeKalbs)
  1. Ellipsis of DeKalb County. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: DeKalb County
    Sense id: en-DeKalb-en-name-zgfOvYbm
  2. (countable) A surname. Alternative form of de Kalb Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-DeKalb-en-name-~lFzxlmX Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83

Inflected forms

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    {
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      ]
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      ]
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          "_dis": "3 97",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From de Kalb.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "DeKalb County"
        }
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      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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      ],
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