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Fargo

Fargo

21 4.6
A city in eastern North Dakota by the Red River that is the largest in the state
  • proper noun
  • /ˈfɑrɡoʊ/
: Fargo
  • So we have a question from Fargo, ND.
  • Fargo, North Dakota
  • Fargo, ND
  • Fargo-Moorhead

Examples

  • I come from Fargo, North Dakota.

    The Front Page (1974)

  • Green highway signs point the way to Moorehead, Minnesota/Fargo, North Dakota.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I'm talking as far east as Fargo.

    Valley of Bones (2017)

  • - I'm putting you on a plane to Fargo.

    Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)

  • Say, you know those two fellas you put me in touch with up there in Fargo?

    Fiction book (1996)

  • We're going to be in Orlando, we're going to be in Fargo, and we're going to be in Europe.

  • The Self-Sufficiency Center is part of the Fargo Housing and Redevelopment Authority.

    Academic text (2013)

  • We rambled aimlessly through Fargo until we arrived at the NDSU Arts Center.

    Blog text (6)

  • The company ships the ash through terminals in Minneapolis, Denver, and Fargo, N.D.

    Academic text (2002)

  • I come from Fargo, North Dakota, where the winters are very cold.

Surface Forms

Fargo main

Etymology

The word Fargo is the name of the city and comes from William Fargo, a businessman from the 1800s who helped start the company Wells Fargo. So the city was 'named after' his last name, which makes the name easy to remember.