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Smith

Pronunciation: /smɪθ/

The English word “Smith” has 6 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana.
  2. An unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky.
  3. An unincorporated community in York County, South Carolina.
  4. A small unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, named for an early settler family.
  5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Smith Township.
  6. Smith College (a women's college in Massachusetts, U.S.)

Etymology

From smith or Middle English Smith (“a surname”), alternative form of Smyth, itself from smyth (“smith”). Doublet of Schmidt, Smid, and Smit.

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