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Hicksville.

A number of places in the United States:

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Arkansas.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A number of places in the United States: A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, New York.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A number of places in the United States: A village in Defiance County, Ohio.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bland County, Virginia.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A hamlet or small rural community populated by hicks.

    Canada · US · countable · humorous · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From hick + -s- + -ville (sense 2). In Ohio and Long Island (New York) at least, from the surname Hicks + -ville.

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