Meaning & use
Joplin
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Meanings
proper nounproperAmerican
A city in the southwest corner of Missouri, in the United States.
Grammar: Always capitalized and used without an article.
Patterns
- in Joplin
- from Joplin
The family moved to Joplin when the factory opened.
A powerful tornado hit Joplin in 2011.
We stopped in Joplin for gas on the drive to Kansas City.
proper nounproper
A surname, best known from Scott Joplin, the ragtime composer, and Janis Joplin, the rock singer.
Grammar: Capitalized; usually appears after a first name.
Patterns
- Scott Joplin
- Janis Joplin
Scott Joplin wrote The Entertainer, one of the most famous ragtime pieces.
Janis Joplin's raw, powerful voice made her a star of the 1960s.
Our music teacher played a Joplin rag for the whole class.
Common combinations
- Scott Joplin
- Scott Joplin helped bring ragtime to a wide audience.
- Janis Joplin
- Janis Joplin performed at Woodstock in 1969.
- Joplin, Missouri
- Joplin, Missouri, is close to the Kansas and Oklahoma borders.
- a Joplin rag
- She practiced a Joplin rag every evening.
Word family
- Joplinesque adjective
- in the style of Janis Joplin, informal and rare
Commonly confused: Joplin or Joplin vs Jolin?
Joplin vs Joplin vs Jolin
Joplin has a p in the middle. The name Jolin is a different, much less common spelling.
Practice
Which sentence uses the name Joplin correctly for a person?
Choose one answer.
Names are capitalized and a first name usually comes before the surname. The other options have wrong capitalization or grammar.
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