Knox

proper nounnounattested in dialogue

United States//nɑks//
//ˈnɒks//

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

proper noun

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A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
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A male given name from the surname.
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A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Starke County, Indiana, also in Center Township.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Waldo County, Maine.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Albany County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Benson County, North Dakota.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: A former town and populated place in Vinton County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: A borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Knox Township.
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A local government area in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; in full, the City of Knox.

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cnoc (“round hill”).

noun

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Variant of Knox BoxEllipsis of Knox Box.

Knowledge · A course of study which must be completed by prospective…known · Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.knows · All persons, singular and plural, present form of know.

Knox · A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

knuckle · Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers.Knuckles · A nickname for a man employed for his fistfighting skill.ko · A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.

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