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Kilgore

  • /ˈkɪlɡɔɹ/ US

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Variant of Kilgour.

proper noun Kilgores

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. countable, uncountable A placename
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Clark County, Idaho.
  4. countable, uncountable A village in Cherry County, Nebraska.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Ohio.
  6. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of City of Kilgore, a city in Texas, United States. The discovery well at Kilgore, Texas, in October 1930 ignited the largest oil boom in American history, transforming the quiet farming community overnight.

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name city in Texas

EspañolKilgore
한국어킬고어 kilgo'eo
中文基爾戈 /基尔戈 Jī'ěrgē
FrançaisKilgore
DeutschKilgore
РусскийКи́лгор Kílgor
العربيةكِيلْغُور kīlḡūr

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"Kilgore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kilgore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Kilgore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kilgore

Chicago

"Kilgore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kilgore.

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@misc{kilgore_2026,
  title = {Kilgore},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kilgore},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}