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Wheatland

Wheatland

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A place name for towns or historic houses
  • proper noun
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  • The annual Wheatland Music Festival attracts musicians from all over the region.

Examples

  • His annual table at the Wheatland Music Festival is always well-attended by area players.

    Blog text (14)

  • At Red Willow, they turned west and drove on, past the country schoolhouse at Lone Star and across the high open wheatland. After a while, they topped a rise and could see down into the South Platte River valley, wide and tree-lined, with the cliffs far away on the other side and the town laid out below.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Many families enjoy picnicking at Wheatland Park during the summer months.

  • After a long day of travel, we finally arrived in Wheatland, excited to explore the historic sites.

Compounds

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A large area of land where farmers grow wheat

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Wheatland = wheat + land (transparent) = wheat + land

Standard English place-name compounding; 'Wheatland' readily parses as 'wheat' + 'land' denoting land associated with wheat.

Etymology

Wheatland comes from the two simple words wheat and land, meaning 'wheat' and 'land'. Because places were often named for what grew there, Wheatland means 'land where wheat grows', which is why many towns and historic houses have that name.