Defiance

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See also: defiance and défiance

English

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The post office in Defiance, Pennsylvania

Proper noun

Defiance

  1. A small city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States.
  4. A former community in Worth County, Missouri.
  5. A city, the county seat of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. Named after Fort Defiance.
  6. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English Defiance. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: De‧fi‧an‧ce

Proper noun

Defiance n

  1. a neighbourhood of Sint Maarten