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Hicksville

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Etymology

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From hick +‎ -s- +‎ -ville (sense 2). In Ohio and Long Island (New York) at least, from the surname Hicks +‎ -ville.

Proper noun

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Hicksville (countable and uncountable, plural Hicksvilles)

  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Arkansas.
    2. A hamlet and census-designated place in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, New York.
    3. A village in Defiance County, Ohio.
    4. An unincorporated community in Bland County, Virginia.
  2. (Canada, US, humorous) A hamlet or small rural community populated by hicks.

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