Elkhorn
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- proper noun
- /ˈɛlkˌhɔrn/
- US
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Elkhorn
- As the sun set, the picturesque town of Elkhorn came alive with twinkling lights and laughter.
- Elkhorn Slough
Examples
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The city of Elkhorn has a population of just over 10,000 people and is situated in Walworth County.
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And why it popped up in Elkhorn I'll never know.
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Anyway, it's my birthday today, and there's a party tonight at the Elkhorn.
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Coming from Elkhorn Bray dead ends into Interstate 11.
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In Class B, 7th seed Elkhorn beat #2 seed York 9-6.
Blog text (6) -
- Situated in Walworth County, the city of Elkhorn is comprised of nearly eight square miles of land and has a population of just over 10,000 people.
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Closer to Omaha, the Elkhorn and Platte rivers offer smooth-flowing waters and are popular with families.
Blog text (31) -
- Just down Geneva Street through downtown Elkhorn beyond the Highway 12 overpass lies an unassuming stretch of blacktop called Bray Road.
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The Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad was opening northwest Nebraska for settlement and speculation (Pinney, 1985).
Academic text (1990) -
Parts of West Q Road west of the Elkhorn River collapsed due to flooding last summer.
Compounds
- Australian
A large fern with fronds like deer antlers that grows on trees and is kept as a decorative plant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Elkhorn comes from elk ('a large deer') and horn ('a pointed antler'). So towns, rivers, and mountains called Elkhorn were probably named because elk lived there or because a bend or ridge in the land looked like a horn.