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Culver

Culver

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A town in Indiana by a lake known for local events
  • proper noun
  • /ˈkʌlvər/
: Culver
  • They drove straight to a walnut grove in Culver City, California.
  • Culver City
  • Culver, California
  • studio in Culver

Examples

  • Kip lives in Culver City, CA, with his science-oriented wife, Katie.

    Blog text (15)

  • It's a beautiful day in Culver, Indiana, where the lakes are perfect for fishing.

  • It's at the park in Culver City.

    Think Like a Man (2012)

  • You live in Culver City!

    A Trip Elsewhere (2024)

  • l know of a place in Culver City.

    Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

  • I met Dennis three days later at the Johnson Group Home in Culver City.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Pull into Robert's Coffee Shop in Culver City.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • "She was twenty-four and lived in Culver City."

    Fiction book (2001)

  • On Sunday, November 11th, the Culver City Bicycle Coalition is holding its first annual Cruise the Creek Fun Ride and Membership Drive.

    Blog text (26)

  • She worked as an administrative assistant to the vice president of production at Sony Pictures, also in Culver City.

    Fiction book (2001)

Surface Forms

Culver main

Etymology

Culver the town takes its name from a family with that surname, and that surname comes from old English culfre meaning 'dove' or 'pigeon'. So the place name originally pointed to the Culver family, whose name carried the idea of a 'dove'.