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Laporte¹

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Borrowed from French Laporte.

proper noun Laportes · LaPorte

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from French.
  2. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Larimer County, Colorado.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Ingersoll Township, Midland County, Michigan.
  4. countable, uncountable A minor city in Hubbard County, Minnesota.
  5. countable, uncountable A borough, the county seat of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. Named after John Laporte.
  6. countable, uncountable A township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, which surrounds the borough.
  7. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.

LaPorte²

proper noun LaPortes

  1. alternative Alternative form of Laporte

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MLA

"Laporte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/laporte. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{laporte_2026,
  title = {Laporte},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laporte},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}