English Explanatory Dictionary

Johnson City

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small city, the county seat of Stanton County, Kansas, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri, United States.
  3. A village in Broome County, New York, United States.
  4. A small city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
  5. A city in Washington County, Tennessee, United States.
  6. A small city, the county seat of Blanco County, Texas, United States.

Word forms

Johnson City

Etymology

The Kansas city is named in honor of railroad official A.S. Johnson; the Missouri unincorporated community after then-incumbent president Andrew Johnson; the New York village after George F. Johnson, who led Endicott Johnson Corporation; the Oregon city after founder Delbert Johnson, the Tennessee city after founder Henry Johnson, and the Texas city came from the founder James P. Johnson.

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