"Jefferson City" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named for Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Jefferson City}} Jefferson City
  1. The capital city of Missouri, United States, and the county seat of Cole County. Wikipedia link: Jefferson City, Thomas Jefferson Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, State capitals of the United States Translations (capital city of Missouri): Jefferson City [neuter] (Dutch), Ieffersonia [feminine] (Latin), Jefferson Ceety (Scots)
    Sense id: en-Jefferson_City-en-name-~seyldTN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, County seats of Missouri, USA

Alternative forms

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