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Arkansas vs Kirby - What's the difference?

arkansas | kirby |

As proper nouns the difference between arkansas and kirby

is that arkansas is a state of the United States of America. Postal code: AR, capital: Little Rock while Kirby is an English placename.

arkansas

English

(wikipedia Arkansas)

Alternative forms

* Arkansaw

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A state of the United States of America. Postal code: AR, capital: Little Rock.

    • Usage notes

    * The pronunciation of the name of the state of Arkansas with a silent final s was made official by an act of the state legislature in 1881, after a dispute arose between the state's two US senators, one of whom favored is still common, especially in Kansas, as a pronunciation of the name of the river.

    Derived terms

    * AR * Arkansan * Arkansasan * Arkansasian * Arkie * Arkansawyer

    See also

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    Anagrams

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    References

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    kirby

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An English placename.
  • # A CDP in Arkansas
  • # A village in Ohio
  • # A hamlet in Ontario, Canada
  • # A city in Texas
  • # A town in Vermont
  • # A town in Wyoming
  • originally for a person from Kirby.
  • transferred from the surname.
  • transferred from the surname.

    • Derived terms

    * (from the surname) Kirby calculus English unisex given names