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west lafayette

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west lafayette Lexical Profile

• noun

1

American A city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located across the Wabash River from its sister city Lafayette, internationally known as the home of Purdue University.

Example

"Thousands of engineering and science students move to West Lafayette every fall to begin their studies at Purdue University."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Named for its geographical position across the Wabash River, directly west of the older adjacent city of Lafayette, which was named in honor of the French military officer and American Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette.

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of West lafayette. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 13, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/west lafayette
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