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Vassar

Vassar

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A small city in Michigan in the United States
  • proper noun
  • /ˈvæsər/
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  • The latest calendar of "Coming Attractions" from the local Vassar Club lists six events.

Examples

  • - We went to Vassar together.

  • Our building, the Brain and Cockroach Centre, is on the other side of Vassar St.

  • The lapses came on without warning, the first attack three years earlier, when they drove Cheyenne up to Vassar.

    Academic text (2007)
  • During our trip through Michigan, we stopped in the city of Vassar to grab some lunch.

  • She grew up in Vassar, where she attended the local high school.

Synonyms

Lansing
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31 2.7

The capital city of Michigan on the Grand River

is smaller and lacks official capital status
Ann Arbor
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13 3.2

A city in southern Michigan, United States, known for the University of Michigan

is smaller and lacks a major university identity
Saginaw
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8 3.7

A city in eastern Michigan on a river near Lake Huron

is a small city noted only by its state location

Surface Forms

Vassar main

Etymology

Vassar the town in Michigan takes its name from a family name, as many places are named after people. So the town is called Vassar because it was named for a person or family with that name.