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Princeville
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English
Etymology 1
From en fr Princeville, from fr Prince -ville 1, named for Pierre Prince, an early settler.
Proper noun
en city co/L'Érable r/Centre-du-Québec p/Quebec c/Canada.
Etymology 2
From en prince ville, named for the Hawaiian prince Albert Kamehameha. Cf. en Kingsville, en Queensville, en Princeton, en Princetown, and en Princes Town.
Proper noun
en town island/Kauai s/Hawaii c/USA.
Etymology 3
From the surname en Prince -ville.
Proper noun
en village co/Peoria County s/Illinois c/USA, named after early settler Daniel Prince.
en town co/Edgecombe County s/North Carolina c/USA, named after founder Turner Prince.
French
Etymology
Québec fr Prince -ville, named after Pierre Prince, one of the first pioneer colonizers of the area.
Hawaii fr prince -ville. From fr en Princeville, named after Hawaiian Prince Albert Kamehameha
Pronunciation
[ince:i_nce-,ll:l]
Proper noun
fr city co/L'Érable r/Centre-du-Québec p/Quebec c/Canada
fr Ville de Princeville
fr town island/Kauai s/Hawaii c/USA
Hyponyms
Québec fr Paroisse de Princeville historical, fr Village de Princeville historical