willis
IPA: wˈɪɫɪs
Root Word: Willis
noun
- An English surname originating as a patronymic from the name Will.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A town in Grenada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana.
- A city in Brown County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Dakota County, Nebraska.
- An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
- A city in Montgomery County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Russell County, Virginia.
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Examples of "willis" in Sentences
- He added to these the Usher, Private Willis, and Boatswain.
- Most of the farmland was owned by the Willis family in the 1800s.
- The Circle of Willis is the major arterial blood supply to the brain.
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