English Explanatory Dictionary

Joplin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A city in Jasper County and Newton County, Missouri.
  4. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Liberty County, Montana.
  5. An unincorporated community in Jack County, Texas.
  6. An unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia.
  7. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɒplɪn/ /ˈd͡ʒɑplɪn/

Word forms

Joplin Joplins

Etymology

English surname, from Jobelin (“stupid man, fool”), a diminutive of the biblical name Job, with a negative association of patience with lethargy and stupidity.

Derived words

Joplinesque
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