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Dubuque

Dubuque

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A city in eastern Iowa by the Mississippi River that has old buildings and a riverfront
  • proper noun
  • /dəˈbjuːk/
: Dubuque
  • Our pilot has just informed me that we are passing over the city of Dubuque, which might not mean much to most of you, but means a lot to one of our flyers today.
  • Dubuque, Iowa
  • Dubuque, IA

Hey, Theo, this is Bill from Dubuque, IA.

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Examples

  • Mr. Romney will make his 14th visit with a rally in Dubuque on Saturday.

    Blog text (14)

  • Come and meet Mike Smith from Dubuque.

    Married to the Mob (1988)

  • I'm Mike Smith from Dubuque.

    Married to the Mob (1988)

  • We just pulled this job with the Callahan Brothers in Dubuque.

    Flypaper (2011)

  • The presentation was made at the fall ILA conference on October 12, 2012, in Dubuque, IA.

    Blog text (33)

  • The Chicago & Galena express was traveling northwest, toward Dubuque across the Mississippi.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • I visited Dubuque last summer and was captivated by its historic architecture.

  • The Mississippi River flows beautifully alongside the city of Dubuque in Iowa.

  • Many tourists come to Dubuque to explore its scenic riverfront and cultural landmarks.

Surface Forms

Dubuque main

Etymology

Dubuque comes from the name of a French fur trader, Julien Dubuque, who settled by the Mississippi River in the late 1700s. He lived and worked with local Native American people, and the city kept his name, so Dubuque today is simply the place named after that man.