Gross

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See also: gross, groß, and Groß

English

Etymology

The village is named after Ben Gross, who kept a general store there.

Pronunciation

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  • Homophone: gross
  • Rhymes: -əʊs

Proper noun

Gross

  1. Lua error in Module:names at line 629: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template, originally a nickname for a big man, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English gros (“large”).
  2. A village in Nebraska, having a population of two as of 2010.

See also

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

Noun

Gross n (plural Grosse or Gross)

  1. Alternative spelling of Gros

Proper noun

Gross

  1. a surname transferred from the nickname
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