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Fayetteville

Fayetteville

14 5.5
A city in northwest Arkansas in the Ozark Mountains that is home to the University of Arkansas
  • proper noun
  • /ˈfeɪətˌvɪl/
: Fayetteville
  • The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, a vibrant city in the Ozark Mountains.
  • Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • Fayetteville, AR
  • University of Arkansas-Fayetteville

I'm down here in Fayetteville, AR Beasley.

Examples

  • High-scale condos don't work in Fayetteville now and likely won't be viable for a long time yet.

    Blog text (3)

  • Unfortunately, many people choose their Fayetteville dentists relying only on brands and advertisements.

    Blog text (31)

  • Is he still in Fayetteville?

    Roofman (2025)

  • I would guess that many residents of central Fayetteville prefer fewer people visiting their neighborhoods.

    Blog text (3)

  • New sensors developed at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville might change all that, however.

    Academic text (2008)

  • I modeled the policy after the one we used in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Arkansas will play LSU in Fayetteville on Friday, Nov. 23, for the first time since 1992.

    Blog text (24)

  • Ms. Burns is a graduate student in the Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Claud H. Sandberg Lacy is a professor of astronomy at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Only 0.3% of commuters bike commute in Fayetteville, AR, which won a grant for a 36-mile bike trail.

    Blog text (24)

Surface Forms

Fayetteville main

Morphology

Fayetteville = Fayette (semi-transparent) = Fayette + ville

The suffix '-ville' clearly signals a town, but the 'Fayette' element is an arbitrary commemorative name that does not convey descriptive meaning to most learners.

Etymology

Fayetteville is named after the French hero Lafayette, and the ending -ville comes from French and means 'town'. So Fayetteville means 'Lafayette's town', which explains why it is the name of a city in Arkansas.