Janesville

English

Etymology

From Jane +‎ -s- +‎ -ville or Janes +‎ -ville.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Janesville

  1. A census-designated place in Lassen County, California, United States.
  2. A small city in Black Hawk County and Bremer County, Iowa, United States, named after Jane McPherson Barrick.
  3. A city and township in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States.
  4. A city, the county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Henry F. Janes.
    • 2017 April 19, Jennifer Senior, “In ‘Janesville,’ When the G.M. Plant Closed, Havoc Followed”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      Whether the closure of this fabled 4.8-million-square-foot facility does or does not destroy Janesville is for the reader to decide.
  5. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States, adjacent to the city of the same name.
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