Copperopolis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The formal name or nickname of many settlements established around, or dominated by, a copper-mining industry.
  2. A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California, United States.

Pronunciation

kŏ'pərŏʹpŏlĭs /ˌkɒpəˈɹɒpɒlɪs/

Word forms

Copperopolis

Etymology

From copper + -o- + -polis (“city”).

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