Juneau
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Etymology
From French Juneau. The Alaskan city was named after Joe Juneau, whose French surname derives from jeune (“young”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒunoʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -uːnəʊ
Proper noun
Juneau (countable and uncountable, plural Juneaus)
- A surname from French.
- A placename
- The capital city of Alaska, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.
Derived terms
Translations
capital of Alaska
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Juneau ?
- Juneau: a surname
- Juneau (the capital city of Alaska, United States).
Descendants
- English: Juneau
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Juneau (“city”), from French Juneau (“surname”), from jeune (“young”)
Proper noun
Juneau
- Juneau (the capital city of Alaska, United States)
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