Rockvilleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From rock or Rock (a surname) +‎ -ville.

固有名詞

Rockville

1. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama.
   2. An unincorporated community in Solano County, California.
   3. A census-designated place and village in Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut.
   4. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
   5. A town, the county seat of Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana.
   6. An unincorporated community and former city in Delaware County, Iowa.
   7. A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland; named for nearby Rock Creek.
      • 2016 August, “Glenview Mansion”, in City of Rockville, Maryland - Official Website‎, archived from the original on 17 August 2016:

        Glenview Mansion is an elegant 1926 home included on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in the 153-acre Rockville Civic Center Park, it is the perfect location for weddings, private parties, mitzvahs, conferences, and many other special occasions. Every rental includes a customized set-up to support the unique needs of your event.

   8. A city in Stearns County, Minnesota; named for granite rock formations on nearby streams.
   9. A city in Bates County, Missouri; named for local white sandstone quarries.
   10. A village in Sherman County, Nebraska.
   11. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Ohio; named for nearby quarries.
   12. An unincorporated community in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, location of the Rockville Bridge.
   13. A village in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.
   14. A town in Charleston County, South Carolina.
   15. A town in Washington County, Utah.
       • 1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, chapter I, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 30:

         The Rio Virgen, between Long Valley and the Mormon town of Rockville, runs through Parunuweap Canyon, which is often not more than 20 or 30 feet in width and is from 600 to 1,500 feet deep.

   16. An unincorporated community in Hanover County, Virginia; named for postmaster William Rock.
   17. An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia; named for the area's rocky terrain.
   18. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Wisconsin.
   19. An unincorporated community in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
2. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
3. A suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

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