lafayette
IPA: ɫɑfiˈɛt
Root Word: Lafayette
noun
- Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), a French aristocrat who is considered a national hero in both France and the United States for his participation in the French and American revolutions.
- A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
- A city in Contra Costa County, California.
- A city and home rule municipality of Boulder County, Colorado.
- A city, the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
- A large city, the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
- A small city in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
- A village in Allen County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Madison County, Ohio.
- A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
- A city, the county seat of Macon County, Tennessee.
- A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia.
- A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lafayette Township.
- (countable) A surname from French.
- (US, countable) A male given name transferred from the surname, originally in honor of the Marquis.
- The dollarfish.
- A fish, the goody or spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States.
- (countable) A surname from French. Alternative form of Lafayette
- A placename
- A city, the county seat of Chambers County, Alabama, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Walker County, Georgia, United States.
- A home rule city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.
- A town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
la fayette
IPA: ɫˈɑfeɪɛt
noun
- french soldier who served under george washington in the american revolution (1757-1834)