Definitions for quincyˈkwɪn zi, -si

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Quin•cyˈkwɪn zi, -si(n.)

  1. Josiah, 1744–75, American patriot and writer.

    Category: Biography

  2. a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston. 82,640.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Quincy, Josiah Quincy(noun)

    American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)

Wiktionary

  1. Quincy(ProperNoun)

    An American male given name transferred from the surname.

  2. Quincy(ProperNoun)

    Any of a number of places in the U.S.A. named after people with the surname.

  3. Origin: Norman surname of origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately derived from the Quintus - fifth born.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Quincy

    a city in Illinois, U.S., on the Mississippi, 160 m. above St. Louis; a handsome city, with a large trade and extensive factories; is a great railway centre.


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