Webster
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5.3
- proper noun
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Webster
- As you know, Rochester and Webster are covering a lot of the same ground.
- Webster Street
- Webster Groves
- Webster Avenue
Examples
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I live down Webster Avenue.
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Ms. Mills: Welcome to Webster, Mitch.
Fiction book (1998) -
Webster, where am I going to go?
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East on Webster to Clark... south on Clark Street about half a block... and there she is.
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He was an employee of the Webster Fire Department.
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You know, I already talked to the policeman from Webster about Wendy.
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I'm day shift manager at the Best Pizzeria on Webster Avenue.
Fiction book (1990) -
Webster Allen, Illinois, Democrat, votes no.
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Hello, Webster Elementary School.
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I live in Webster, a small town in New York known for its friendly community.
Synonyms
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2.3
A name for a town, area, or land feature
A name given to a place, like a town or river
Surface Forms
Etymology
Webster as a place name usually comes from a family with that name; towns called Webster were often named after a local person or family, and that family name itself originally meant 'weaver' from web and -ster.