Gainesville

American  

[geynz-vil] / ˈgeɪnz vɪl /

noun

1. a city in N Florida.

2. a city in N Georgia.

3. a city in N Texas.

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Example Sentences

They just about lost their minds when they discovered that Kiffin’s family had flown to Gainesville, Fla. and to Baton Rouge, La. earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

He recently left Los Angeles and now lives in Gainesville, Fla.

From Los Angeles Times

Since June 2024, almost 220 local measures have passed that restrict or ban acts like sleeping, sitting or panhandling in public in cities that include Phoenix; Gainesville, Florida, and Reno, Nevada.

From Salon

There was a cavernous Gainesville bar called Dub’s, and the group played there nightly for weeks on end, occasionally throwing in one of Petty’s chiming, Byrds-inflected originals.

From Los Angeles Times

The student body was diverse by design, selected from the Gainesville area by a lottery.

From New York Times