Gibson
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4.1
- proper noun
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Gibson
- No Doubt is doing a six-show residency at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
Examples
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Last season, the Rebels came within a point of beating Port Gibson for the state championship.
Fiction book (1997) -
We just drove all the way from Gibson, so.
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Both times, it was Port Gibson that beat us.
Fiction book (1997) -
Mother still lives in Port Gibson, Mississippi, but Edward and I went off to college years ago and never came back.
Fiction book (2002) -
3:00 p.m. ferry to Gibson Island.
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The Gibson Towers.
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In 1902, the commissioner, G. W. Gibson, became president of Liberia.
Academic text (2004) -
Gibson Towers.
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We traveled to the picturesque town of Gibson for our summer vacation.
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The historical district of Gibson has many charming buildings.
Compounds
- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Gibson as a place name usually comes from a family or person called Gibson who helped found or own the area, so the town is often 'named after' that person.