DeKalb
Northern Illinois University's home
DeKalb is a place name appearing across the United States, most notably for DeKalb County in Georgia (encompassing much of metropolitan Atlanta) and DeKalb, Illinois (home to Northern Illinois University).
The name honors Johann de Kalb, a German-born military officer who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Athletic team nickname
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- county seatAdministrative center of a region
- MidwestNorth-central American region
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
cornfields · railroad · manufacturing · agricultural · flatland
Kernels saved for sowing
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- MonsantoAgricultural biotechnology corporation
- farmingCultivating land for food
- yieldProduce or relinquish
cultivation · biotech · germplasm · breeding · agribusiness · corn belt · genetics · trademark
Legal authority's scope
- municipalityLocal governing district
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- districtBounded administrative area
- county seatAdministrative center of a region
unincorporated · census · sheriff · courthouse · commissioner · boundary · incorporated · subdivision
Huskies
Athletic team nickname
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- county seatAdministrative center of a region
- MidwestNorth-central American region
prairie · cornfields · railroad · manufacturing · agricultural · flatland
seed corn
Kernels saved for sowing
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- MonsantoAgricultural biotechnology corporation
- farmingCultivating land for food
yield · cultivation · biotech · germplasm · breeding · agribusiness · corn belt · genetics · trademark · agricultural research
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- municipalityLocal governing district
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- districtBounded administrative area
county seat · unincorporated · census · sheriff · courthouse · commissioner · boundary · incorporated · subdivision · governance
Atlanta
Georgia's capital city
- Stone MountainGeorgia granite monadnock
- DecaturAmerican naval hero
- PeachtreeAtlanta's primary boulevard
Emory · CDC · Brookhaven · Tucker · Clarkston · Avondale · suburban · Piedmont
DeKalbChicago
Major Illinois metropolis
the Loop · Manhattan · urban core · city center · metropolis
DeKalbChicago
Major Illinois metropolis
New York City · Los Angeles · major city · global city · megalopolis