Synonyms for
lafayette
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.
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1Gilbert 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.
2A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
3A city, the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
4A large city, the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
5A city in Contra Costa County, California.
6A city and home rule municipality of Boulder County, Colorado.
7A city, the county seat of Macon County, Tennessee.
8A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
9A small city in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
10A village in Allen County, Ohio.
11A census-designated place in Madison County, Ohio.
12A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia.
13A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
14A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
15A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
16A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lafayette Township.
17A surname from French.
18A male given name transferred from the surname, originally in honor of the Marquis.
19A fish, the goody or spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States.
20The dollarfish.
21A city, the county seat of Chambers County, Alabama, United States.
22A city, the county seat of Walker County, Georgia, United States.
23A home rule city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.
24A town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
25A surname from French. Alternative form of Lafayette.
26A placename

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